What did Deborah Tannen mean by: In dialogue, there is opposition, yes, but no head-on collision. Smashing heads does not open minds. - Deborah Tannen Professor Copy
+ We all know we are unique individuals, but we tend to see others as representatives of groups. Feraz Zeid, January 5, 2024January 7, 2024, Deborah Tannen, Diversity, Justice, Unique, 0 - Deborah Tannen Professor
+ Each underestimates her own power and overestimates the other’s Feraz Zeid, January 5, 2024January 7, 2024, Deborah Tannen, Underestimate, 0 - Deborah Tannen Professor
+ We tend to look through language and not realize how much power language has Feraz Zeid, January 5, 2024January 7, 2024, Deborah Tannen, Language, Realizing, 0 - Deborah Tannen Professor
+ Critiquing relieves you of the responsibility of doing integrative thinking. Feraz Zeid, January 5, 2024January 7, 2024, Deborah Tannen, Responsibility, 0 - Deborah Tannen Professor
+ False dichotomies are often at the heart of discord. Feraz Zeid, September 19, 2023December 26, 2023, Deborah Tannen, Dichotomy, Heart, 0 - Deborah Tannen Professor
+ Treating people the same is not equal treatment if they are not the same. Feraz Zeid, January 5, 2024January 7, 2024, Deborah Tannen, 0 - Deborah Tannen Professor
+ Male-female conversation is cross-cultural communication Feraz Zeid, October 8, 2023December 26, 2023, Deborah Tannen, Communication, Female, Males, 0 - Deborah Tannen Professor
+ Each person’s life is lived as a series of conversations. Feraz Zeid, October 22, 2023December 26, 2023, Deborah Tannen, Communication, Conversation, 0 - Deborah Tannen Professor
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