Manage interruptions while protecting everyone’s opportunity to speak.
The idea
Politely ask to finish your point, then return to the interruption; invite a colleague back in if their turn was cut short.
Examples
- May I finish this point first?
- I will come back to your question shortly.
- Please go ahead once I have explained the figures.
- I think you were interrupted; would you like to continue?
- Let us hear the rest of the proposal.
- Thank you for waiting; what was your concern?
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Watch out
Avoid demanding silence or ignoring the interruption entirely; acknowledge the other person and offer a turn.
Try it yourself
Could I ___ my thought before we move on? (finish / finishes)
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finish
finish asks to complete the current thought.
Let us ___ back to your question in a moment. (come / came)
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come
come promises to return to the question.
Please ___ after the interruption. (continue / continues)
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continue
continue invites the interrupted person to resume.
Practice round
Answer questions and rebuild English sentences to practise. Your score is shown.
Could I ___ my thought before we move on? (finish / finishes)
Let us ___ back to your question in a moment. (come / came)
Please ___ after the interruption. (continue / continues)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Practise finishing a point and returning the floor to a colleague.