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It is unimpressive to interrupt another person while they are talking. Interrupting someone in mid-sentence demonstrates that your focus is on yourself, not the person talking. I had a friend who used a humorous retort whenever someone would interrupt him. He would graciously, albeit sarcastically, say, ____ sorry, I didn__ mean to speak while you were interrupting._ It always got a laugh, yet he was cleverly letting the intruder know of his infraction without being too confrontational.
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It is unimpressive to interrupt another person while they are talking. Interrupting someone in mid-sentence demonstrates that your focus is on yourself, not the person talking. I had a friend who used a humorous retort whenever someone would interrupt him. He would graciously, albeit sarcastically, say, ____ sorry, I didn__ mean to speak while you were interrupting._ It always got a laugh, yet he was cleverly letting the intruder know of his infraction without being too confrontational.

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