gender awareness 演示文稿.pptxVIP

Gender Awareness;In speechmaking you must be wary of making assumptions with respect to gender until you have tested those assumptions and found them to be correct. Social distinctions between the sexes have been eroding for some years. Men now cook, keep house, work as receptionists, and volunteer in their children’s schools. Women work in construction trades, run corporations, enlist in the armed forces, and serve as college athletic directors. Men and women today share a much broader range of experiences, interests, and aspirations than they once did.;An astute speaker will be equally attuned to both the differences and the similarities between the sexes. Also they will take care to avoid using sexist language. Almost any audience will contain people– men and women alike--- who will take offense at words and phrases that convey gender stereotypes or demean people on the basis of their gender. For example, 1. Each time a surgeon walks into the operating room, he risks being sued for malpractice.（治疗失当） (ineffective) 1. More effective: Each time a surgeon walks into the operating room, she or he risks being sued for malpractice. More often, a more graceful alternative is to pluralize. 1. More effective: whenever surgeons walk into the operating room, they risk being sued for malpractice. So when you speak, avoid the Generic “He” ;2. Patrick Spiegel, a stay-at-home father, proposed a bike path plan to the City Council. 2. More effective: Patrick Spiegel proposed a bike path plan to the City Council. 3. Condoleezza Rice, an African-American woman, has had a major impact on U.S. foreign policy. More effective: Condoleezza Rice has had a major impact on U.S. foreign policy. So avoid identifying personal traits（个人特质） that unrelated to the topic. ;2013-11-11;Case: Why there is no expected response? As the new sales director for a national computer firm, Alex Kvalo was looking forward to his first meeting with the company’s district managers. Everyone arrived on time, an