Overlapping Speech Management Exercise

Answers

1. As Marta started listing the risks, the chair raised a hand and said, ‘Could I just come in there before we move to costs?’
2. During the panel, Nikhil leaned towards the microphone and said, ‘Sorry to cut in, but the figures on that slide are from last year.’
3. Seeing that she had spoken over Aisha, Dana stopped mid-sentence and said, ‘Sorry—I’ll let you finish.’
4. When both interviewers began at once, Priya laughed and said, ‘No, go ahead—what were you saying?’
5. The moderator stopped the call because three participants were talking over each other and the interpreter could not follow.
6. Before the witness could answer, counsel began objecting, and the judge said, ‘Mr Hale, please don’t talk over her.’
7. Because the analyst was halfway through her explanation, the host told the caller, ‘Please let the analyst finish her point first.’
8. The technician broke into the debate with, ‘I hate to interrupt, but the live feed has frozen.’
9. When the presenter began to misstate the policy, the director said, ‘Let me stop you there before that impression sticks.’
10. Realising he had interrupted the delegate, Karim said, ‘I’m sorry—do go on; I didn’t mean to break your train of thought.’
11. After the vote was announced, everyone began speaking at once, so the chair said, ‘Please, one at a time.’
12. Leo began answering before the question was complete, and the manager said, ‘Can you hold that thought while I let Sam finish the question?’