Deborah Tannen

This discussion between best-selling authors Deborah Tannen (You Just Don't Understand) and Robert Bly (Iron John) is presented as a sort of continuing education program. It is utterly delightful. The authors are both funny and serious....

With You Just Don't Understand, you'll recognize yourself and your own efforts to be understood - and gain valuable insight to help you communicate better....

This warm, wise exploration of female friendship from the best-selling author of You Just Don't Understand will help women lean in to these powerful relationships....

Linguist Deborah Tannen reveals why talking to family members is so often painful and problematic - even when we're all adults....

A number one New York Times best-selling author traces her father’s life from turn-of-the-century Warsaw to New York City in an intimate memoir about family, memory, and the stories we tell....

La mayoría de los líderes consideran la “presencia ejecutiva” como un factor decisivo en las promociones y ascensos. Pero, ¿en qué consiste esa virtud tan ambigua y cómo se desarrolla?....

Mothers and daughters speak the same language, but still often misunderstand each other, as they struggle to find the right balance between closeness and independence....

You know the feeling: You thought you said exactly what you wanted to, but somehow a different message comes across...

Deborah Tannen's #1 New York Times bestseller You Just Don’t Understand revolutionized communication between women and men....

Why does talk in families so often go in circles, leaving us tied up in knots? Linguist Deborah Tannen reveals why talking to family members is so often painful and...

You say something....at a meeting and it is ignored; then when someone else says the same thing, everyone embraces it as a marvelous idea....

As sociolinguistics expert Dr. Tannen reveals, no one is to blame for the familiar feeling among men and women that members of the opposite sex just don't understand them...

The best leaders know how to communicate clearly and persuasively. How do you stack up? If you read (or listen to) nothing else on communicating effectively, listen to these ten articles....