“That’s a good point, but I think you’re behind on some of the context on what we were discussing. Can you try to get more of a feel for the conversation before joining it?”
It gives the person an understandable reason for their misstep. (“Sorry, I must have misunderstood what you were talking about.”)
It gives the person a reason to stick around. (“I messed up. If I want to correct this, I need to listen and get more context.”)
It adjusts the person’s behavior in future interactions. (“I should get a feel for the conversation before joining it to avoid messing up in the future.”)
It’s no more aggressive than it needs to be to allow you to disregard what the person said and continue your conversation.
What little aggression is there is reasoned and grounded in something easily understood, so it doesn’t come off as rude.
The above sounds better in text than it does in an actual conversation, but the same principles should apply in an actual conversation. “Name, hold on. I think you’re missing some context. Can you listen for a few minutes to catch up?”
“That’s a good point, but I think you’re behind on some of the context on what we were discussing. Can you try to get more of a feel for the conversation before joining it?”
It gives the person an understandable reason for their misstep. (“Sorry, I must have misunderstood what you were talking about.”)
It gives the person a reason to stick around. (“I messed up. If I want to correct this, I need to listen and get more context.”)
It adjusts the person’s behavior in future interactions. (“I should get a feel for the conversation before joining it to avoid messing up in the future.”)
It’s no more aggressive than it needs to be to allow you to disregard what the person said and continue your conversation.
What little aggression is there is reasoned and grounded in something easily understood, so it doesn’t come off as rude.
The above sounds better in text than it does in an actual conversation, but the same principles should apply in an actual conversation. “Name, hold on. I think you’re missing some context. Can you listen for a few minutes to catch up?”