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Don't be a Conversation Thief

Don't be a Conversation Thief

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Pat Whitty
Jul 10, 2023
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Here's your assignment for this week: observe conversations and identify how many conversation thieves you encounter. What's a conversation thief? It's someone who exhibits the following characteristics:

  • They finish your sentences (which is perhaps the most annoying thing about a conversation thief).

  • They interrupt you with a "Yes, but."

  • You get the feelin…

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