If Looks Could Kill…Nonverbal Communication at Work

About this episode

Kathi and Katherine discuss nonverbal communication among women at work, focusing on managing unfriendly gestures like eye-rolling.

Women are the masters of nonverbal communication. One way that they can be passively mean to each other is by sending an unfriendly nonverbal message. In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine explore the topic of nonverbal messages and how to manage them at work. They start with a question from a young professional who is noticing that one of her female co-workers rolls her eyes every time this individual speaks. Kathi and Katherine consider what one can do to address an eye-rolling colleague, and how to manage nonverbal messages from other women.

People in this episode

Hosts: Kathi Elster, Katherine Crowley

Topics covered

• nonverbal communication
• workplace dynamics
• female relationships
• eye-rolling
• managing conflict

Keywords

• nonverbal messages
• workplace communication
• female coworkers
• eye-rolling
• conflict management

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