Deborah Tannen

Deborah Tannen is a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University and one of the world's foremost authorities on how language works in everyday life. Her bestselling books, including You Just Don't Understand, have sold millions of copies and transformed public understanding of communication. Communication Matters I explores the patterns, pitfalls, and possibilities of everyday communication. Tannen draws on decades of linguistic research to show how the way we talk — our word choices, intonation, and conversational habits — shapes our relationships, our work, and our understanding of one another. The audiobook and book versions offer listeners and readers insights from one of the world's leading linguists. Tannen's work appeals to anyone who has ever been frustrated by a misunderstanding and wants to understand why communication is so often harder than it seems.