http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/03/24/powerphrase-of-the-week-the-man-i-love-manager-i-support-etc-keeps-interrupting-me/ By Meryl Runion and SpeakStrong, Inc. Sun, 20 Nov 2011 02:34:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/03/24/powerphrase-of-the-week-the-man-i-love-manager-i-support-etc-keeps-interrupting-me/comment-page-1/#comment-354978 Phoebe Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:53:09 +0000 http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/?p=1088#comment-354978 At work there is a co-worker who loves to chat. Not just a 5 or 10 minute talk but 30 or 40 minutes. I have said to him: I need to get this done, I have to finish this, let's continue this conversation later. You're right that it depends on your relationship with the person. I might just say "quiet" to my husband. I do realize that I'm trying to take control away from the person interrupting me by suggesting they take some other action. At work there is a co-worker who loves to chat.
Not just a 5 or 10 minute talk but 30 or 40 minutes.
I have said to him: I need to get this done, I have to
finish this, let’s continue this conversation later.
You’re right that it depends on your relationship with the person. I might just say “quiet” to my husband.
I do realize that I’m trying to take control away from
the person interrupting me by suggesting they take some
other action.

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