I grew up in a big italian-american extended family—very much an interrupt culture. If I didn’t interrupt (loudly) I didn’t speak at all.
This pat year and a half I’ve been at a job that involves interviewing lots of people, and I’ve been making a conscious effort to wait, and to become more comfortable with pauses. It’s amazing how much people will volunteer just to fill a silence.
I grew up in a big italian-american extended family—very much an interrupt culture. If I didn’t interrupt (loudly) I didn’t speak at all.
This pat year and a half I’ve been at a job that involves interviewing lots of people, and I’ve been making a conscious effort to wait, and to become more comfortable with pauses. It’s amazing how much people will volunteer just to fill a silence.