Deborah Tannen, a linguist, has identified some American gender differences in nonverbal communication. What are some of the differences in communication styles she has identified?

American females make direct eye contact while on the other hand, males don't.

Explanation:

Deborah Tannen is a University professor of Linguistics in Georgetown University. In her book "You Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation," Tannen writes about how men and women engage in a conversation. According to her research, men engages in "report-talk" whereas women in "rapport-talk."

Men while talking to each other do not make eye-contacts and would sit side by side while in conversation, whereas, women talk with making eye-contacts.