Friday, November 28, 2008

Understanding Interrupters


These people even interrupt themselves. They lose their train of thought while they are speaking and tend to jump from point to point.
  • Take careful notes while an interrupter is talking. But don’t write the ideas down in the order they are presented. Write a topic heading. Make notes, and when the speaker switches topics, leave a lot of space. Write a new topic heading and the notes. When the speaker switches back to a previous topic, go back to that topic section and continue your note taking.
  • Concentrate and stay focused. This is hard work.
  • Keep reminding the speaker of the most recent statement before the interruption. Don’t leave until you get a specific answer.
  • Be appropriate but keep pressing with your own specific questions.

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