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Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s <a href="https://www.businessenglishpod.com/category/meetings/" title="English for meetings" rel="noopener" target="_blank">English for meetings</a> lesson on how to deal with interruptions during a meeting.
Meetings are a very important part of work life. They are where decisions are made, relationships are built, and work is coordinated. When meetings go smoothly, they can feel very productive. But meetings can easily become messy and unfocused.
In many cases, people compete for time and attention during <a href="https://www.businessenglishpod.com/category/meetings/" title="English meetings" rel="noopener" target="_blank">meetings</a>. They interrupt each other to give new ideas, disagree, or try to get their way. Knowing how to deal with interruptions is a critical skill if you want to participate fully in a meeting.
Interrupting people is easier if you learn some useful phrases. You can also learn language to help you stop an interruption and finish what you were saying. In some cases, you might need to concede someone else’s point, either partly or fully. When we concede a point, we are saying “okay, you’re right.” Sometimes that’s the key to moving on after an interruption.
In today’s dialog, we’ll join a meeting at a manufacturing company. Bill is the production manager and Mei Lin and Sam work in HR. They are discussing staffing and recruiting for a new production line. Bill is keen to hire new staff, but Sam and Mei Lin want to explore alternative approaches so there’s a lot of disagreement and interrupting during the meeting.
Listening Questions
1.	What does Bill say is the purpose of the meeting?
2.	What is one of the expressions Mei Lin uses to interrupt Bill when he’s speaking?
3.	What does Bill say to get back to what he was trying to say after being interrupted?
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