There are a lot of valid points in the article and I enjoyed it. These 'gender-specific' points are of course not gender specific at all though. I've done a hu

There are a lot of valid points in the article and I enjoyed it. These 'gender-specific' points are of course not gender specific at all though. I've done a huge amount of presenting and briefing and so has my wife. We have both received feedback like this. Personal appearance, bearing, manner, speech patterns, intonation, inflection and even breathing noise let alone a million other things have come up in feedback for both of us. The underlying point is it's possible to be an annoying presenter as a male AND as a female. Thinking about it, I suppose much of what this article says also applies simply to 'those who don't look like they fit', regardless of their gender, such that if the article was about 'age' it would still be entirely valid. I'll sign off by saying that if you really want prejudice, try raising kids as a full time Dad. If you think men can be bad with 'those that don't fit' then you are in for a shock compared to what women can be like!