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How to stop interrupting people

Expert sources (2)

  1. 1

    How to Stop People from Interrupting You: Verbal Tips

    Alexander Lyon
    Alexander Lyon
    Communication professor, leadership coach and founder of Communication Coach Academy
  2. 2

    No. 1 Communication Expert: This Speaking Mistake Makes People Dislike You! Vinh Giang

    Vinh Giang
    Vinh Giang
    Communication coach

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Summary

The most reliable way to interrupt people less is to work on your listening, so your attention stays on understanding the other person instead of jumping in with your own point.

Communication coach Alexander Lyon points to listening as the real fix: when your attention is on fully understanding the other person rather than lining up your own reply, the urge to cut in tends to drop 1.

Insight

Treat better listening as the fix: when you are focused on understanding the other person, the impulse to interrupt fades.

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