Name: Conversation Skills for Interrupting Politely in English
Uploaded: 2021-03-10T09:07:02.000Z
Duration: 3 min 26 s
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Mark Twain once said that there is nothing so annoying as having two people talking when you are busy interrupting.

All joking aside, when we are talking, we don't like to be interrupted, but when we are listening, we sometimes feel it's necessary to do it.

Before we look at different ways of interrupting a conversation, we must clarify on how to get the speaker's attention.

For instance, a simple gesture like raising a hand or gently clearing the throat could help.

Remember, timing is key, as we do not want to come across as being impolite.

If we feel the need to interrupt, we could say:

If we want to add information we may use:

Other times, we need to interrupt, to ask our conversation partner to expand on his or her last point:

'Would you mind explaining that a little more?'

'Could you tell us a little bit more about that?'

'Sorry, could you explain that a little more?'

'Could you clarify that last point, before we move on?'

Often, people want to interrupt our conversation, and we have to politely allow them to.

'That is alright, what is it that you want to say?'

And finally, after being interrupted, we have to find a way of successfully returning to our previous conversation:

'To get back to what I was saying, I feel...'

I hope these tips of how to politely interrupt a conversation will help you.

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