5 Polite Ways to Deal With People Who Not-So-Politely Keep Interrupting You

Sometimes you can only fight fire with fire.

Refuse to pause for interruptions, and instead continue moving forward with your ideas. If needed, you can even pause for a second to address the interrupter and say, “one moment,” and then finish off your thought.

Interruptions aren’t all bad: some of them can actually be pretty valuable contributions to the conversation.

So, when one of your co-workers jumps in, asking probing questions can be a great way to address the issue without direct confrontation or aggression and even allow you to get some beneficial ideas and added value out of the exchange.

You just need to be direct and let the interrupter know he needs to wait his turn.

You’ll also need to be firm to get your point across. But, just because you need to be blunt doesn’t mean you can’t be polite.