LEARN COMMUNICATION

If you had to identfy the most annoying communicaton habit ever, what

would it be? Admitedly there are a lot of contenders, but most of us agree

that being interrupted is among the most irritatng. Today, you’re going to

examine how ofen you interrupt other people, and then work on giving

your conversaton partners the tme and space they deserve.

Interruptng people is easy to do. For example, if you partcipate in a heated

discussion, you might want to jump right in to exert your voice. If you’re

passionate about an idea, your enthusiasm might bubble to the surface.

But that’s where the challenge lies. Even if your ideas are excellent, your

conversaton partner will be too annoyed to give them the atenton they

deserve if you interrupt. By your interrupton, you’re insinuatng that your

thoughts and ideas are more important than theirs. As you know from

personal experience, interruptons derail your train of thought.