What to do When Someone Talks Over You

The Jefferson Fisher Podcast

Civility Media

Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Relationships

5 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Ever had someone start talking over you while you were still mid-sentence? In this episode, I break down exactly what to do when that happens. You’ll learn the common mistakes people make, how to respond without escalating things, and why using someone’s name can shift the entire tone. It’s all about staying grounded, speaking up, and keeping control of the conversation. Thank you to our sponsors: Cozy Earth. Upgrade Your Every Day. Get 40% off at cozyearth.com/jefferson or use code JEFFERSON at check out. BetterHelp. Click https://betterhelp.com/jeffersonfisher for a discount on your first month of therapy. LMNT. Head to drinkLMNT.com/jefferson to try risk free. Order my new book, The Next Conversation, or listen to the full audiobook today. Like what you hear? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a 5-star review! Suggest a topic or ask a question for me to answer on the show! Want a FREE communication tip each week? Click here to join my newsletter. Join My School of Communication Watch my podcast on YouTube Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTokFollow me on LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Have you ever been talking out loud? And while you're talking, somebody says, well, you know what I think is?
0:05.8	And they just run right over you. What's the first thing you think? You go, oh, okay, I guess I'll stop talking.
0:10.9	Now, all of a sudden, they are controlling the floor. Now they're dominating the conversation.
0:14.8	And you really don't have another window and you feel defeated. What do you do when somebody is talking over you? Well, there's a wrong way
0:23.7	to go about it and a right way to go about it. And I'm going to teach you both. Welcome to the
0:28.7	Jefferson Fisher podcast, where I want a mission to make your next conversation, the one that
0:32.5	changes everything. If you enjoy learning tips and tools to improve your communication, I'm going
0:37.4	to make a promise to you.
0:38.8	And that promise is to continue to give you and feed you good content that is going to make you a better communicator.
0:45.0	In exchange, my request is where you see a button that says subscribe or a heart or a thumbs up.
0:51.7	I'm going to ask you to click it.
0:54.2	I am going to make you a better communicator.
0:56.4	That's my promise.
0:57.7	And whenever you click and subscribe, it tells the platform that this is good content.
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