Is communications training different for women? Should it be? Much is the same for both women and men when it comes to communicating in the workplace, and yet, it’s hard to ignore how differently they can be subsequently judged – overtly or not. Try asking a room full of women if they’ve ever been told to “speak up” and are then admonished for being “too aggressive” when they do. Most will answer they’ve encountered this very paradox. This phenomenon has a name – the Double Bind – coined in the 1950s. When women attempt to adopt what they believe are qualities that their male counterparts use in the workplace, they’re often criticized or even punished. In this program, participants get techniques to adjust or eliminate the five most limiting behaviors in our ten years of coaching female executives: monotone, rambling, up-speak or vocal fry, speaking too fast, and having a “small” physical presence. Participants will also learn how to decipher feedback and make it more behavioral and actionable.