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Randall
J. Randall Murphy
Heard the one about the hilarious female boss? No? Well neither has anyone else, it would seem ...
Linguistics expert Judith Baxter undertook an 18-month study into speech patterns at business meetings, including at two companies in the FTSE 100. She found that while 90 per cent of jokes made by businessmen triggered an outburst of laughter, at least 80 per cent made by their female counterparts resulted in silence. Unsurprisingly, given the findings, men are three times more likely to use humour when leading a meeting.
Part of the problem may well lie in the way women use humour, says Dr Baxter, a senior lecturer at Aston University in Birmingham. ‘One type of humour women leaders do use more than men is self-deprecating humour,’ she said. ‘Women would rather laugh at themselves on the whole than laugh at others because it is the safe option. ‘But self-deprecation doesn’t display authority. And although you are allowed to joke about yourself, others ... may well feel uncomfortable laughing at their boss’s expense.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147048/The-dreaded-awkward-silence-Why-womens-workplace-jokes-flop-men-excel-witty-banter.html#ixzz3vCOiQHnE
Linguistics expert Judith Baxter undertook an 18-month study into speech patterns at business meetings, including at two companies in the FTSE 100. She found that while 90 per cent of jokes made by businessmen triggered an outburst of laughter, at least 80 per cent made by their female counterparts resulted in silence. Unsurprisingly, given the findings, men are three times more likely to use humour when leading a meeting.
Part of the problem may well lie in the way women use humour, says Dr Baxter, a senior lecturer at Aston University in Birmingham. ‘One type of humour women leaders do use more than men is self-deprecating humour,’ she said. ‘Women would rather laugh at themselves on the whole than laugh at others because it is the safe option. ‘But self-deprecation doesn’t display authority. And although you are allowed to joke about yourself, others ... may well feel uncomfortable laughing at their boss’s expense.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147048/The-dreaded-awkward-silence-Why-womens-workplace-jokes-flop-men-excel-witty-banter.html#ixzz3vCOiQHnE
RenaissanceLady
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Just deleted my last post because it was a rerun -- and not from me.
Big oopsie.
Here's a new one -- I hope.
Big oopsie.
Here's a new one -- I hope.
RenaissanceLady
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Works for me (and thank you if you know the reference).
Randall
J. Randall Murphy
Ron Away
Paranormal Adept
Think my slightly warped world view is partly due to the Monty Python affect.
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