"Comedian David Mitchell has called the term 'unfair', saying guys do it to each other as well. But isn't it time they learned how to dialogue, rather than monologue, asks Helen Coffey?"
"I'm going to start with that much-maligned phrase of the 2010s before I take aim at male conversational skills: #notallmen."
"Not all men don't know how to hold a proper conversation. Not all men spend the time when someone else is talking thinking about what they are going to say next. Not all men treat any time they're not talking as a mild annoyance before they are allowed to speak again."
Many men habitually dominate conversations by planning their next remark while others speak and by treating silence as an annoyance. The phrase "not all men" is acknowledged as a caveat that some men do not display these behaviours. Common problematic habits include interrupting, redirecting focus to oneself, and failing to listen attentively. Genuine dialogue requires intentional listening, restraint from immediately reclaiming the floor, and reciprocal engagement. Cultivating these skills can create more equal, respectful conversations and reduce patterns of conversational monopolizing.
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