FROM THE OFFICE POLITICS FILES
A REALISTIC WORKPLACE SITUATION · PRACTICAL NEXT STEPS

Your point was interrupted. Again. Reclaim the floor calmly.

You do not need to win a shouting match to finish a sentence.

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Try a calm starting line

“Let me finish this point, then I’m keen to hear yours.”

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