Trying to have a conversation these days is a challenge. Interruptions seem constant. The recent presidential debate is a prime example. Interruptions are familiar behavior on sports and news panels, in the workplace and at home. The question is, how do you even talk to someone who won’t let you get a word in or finish a pair of sentences?
Source: Science of US, September 28, 2016.
One of the main skills needed is ‘meta conversation’ — you’ve got to talk about how you’re talking, what it means to interrupt, and why that’s a problem, offers Peter Pearson a relationship therapist. He describes anticipating and preparing for interruptions.
INSIGHTS: Interruptions as described are a symptom of poor listening skills. However, the ideas around preparing for being interrupted are sound and worth consideration.