Complete your point
Whether you are interrupted to be contradicted or supported, you have the right to finish your point (no more or less than any of your colleagues), so as soon as possible after the interruption, use a statement like these to resume conveying your point:
- “I’d just like to finish what I was saying to make sure I was clear…”
- “Thank you, Fred. To complete my point, I’d like to say…”
- “One point I want to make sure is understood…”
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