Sat by the balcony to get some much-needed sunlight.
While having breakfast, I listened to the Think Fast, Talk Smart podcast, in which one of the questions that piqued my interest was:
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How do I deal with being interrupted?
1. If you know you are gonna be interrupted: Set some expectations.
If you know that your topic is complex or lengthy then let your audience know, that XYZ is going to be discussed further in the presentation. You can convey the message using something like:
"There are a lot of different pieces to this explanation, and the topic you mentioned in your questioned is discussed further along so please bear with me."
2. The clever way: Pretend to ask a question.
As the interrupter talks on, cut in by saying, "Can I ask you a question?" That will likely cause the person to pause the interruption because people who are holding forth usually love answering questions.
Now that you have the floor again, don't ask a question. Return to your original point instead. You can disguise it as a question by preceding it with, "Do you realize that ... " or a similar phrase.
3. The straight way: Or the rude way
"Hang on a sec, let me just finish this thought."
"If you would just let me finish!"
4. If you do have to interrupt then go with something like this
"I'm sorry to interrupt...."
"Forgive me for interrupting, but I just need to stop you because there is just something that's not quite making sense to me and I don't want to lose it."
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Some of the tips from the podcast and from my own googling have been mentioned above along with the links to the actual article mentioned below.
Keep Getting Interrupted? Here Are 7 Clever Ways to Fight Back | Inc.com
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