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Does it count as overhearing or butting-in when someone is loud enough to be heard in a public space?
If you were on the bus or in the grocery store and passed by someone speaking loudly on speaker phone, is it intrusive to offer them a thought about their conversation? Or has that person indirectly included you in their conversation?
I once read an article about a woman who works with deaf students. She had to explain to them that if you’re a hearing person, then hearing is not something you can choose to do. It’s like smelling - if there’s a smell in the room, you’re going to smell it. And I wonder sometimes if people realize that when they are so loud in a public space.
“We assume a sort of privacy if we’re around people we don’t know,” says Simon Cole, CEO of Amphora Research Systems and one my guests on this edition of Quick Hits.
“Some people just like to be heard,” added consultant Dr. Bob Choat. “There is that ego thing…But a lot of people are also not self-aware that this is happening and maybe if we let them know, we could help them to tone it down.”
Under what circumstances should we butt in? Are there times when it’s merited or does it always invite unnecessary conflict?
Career Polish founder Lisa McDonald suggested that it also matters whether the person you’ve overheard is having their conversation on the phone or with others physically around him. “If it’s in person, I’m more likely to butt in. But if it’s on the phone, I’m really good at pretending that I don’t hear things.”
I had a wonderful time discussing this tricky subject with these three brilliant minds. I hope you find our discussion engaging and enjoyable.
Are you likely to butt in or pretend you can’t hear?
Connect with the panelists:Lisa McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fearlesslisam/Dr. Bob Choat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobchoat/
Simon Coles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjcoles/
Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/
Want a summary of the Quick Hits I post every week, plus the links to the LinkedIn pages of each of the panelist to show up in your in-box every week? Just let me know where to send it: https://drrobynodegaard.com/quick-hits-notifications/
#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on pertinent subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please message me. https://www.DrRobynOdegaard.com
#Quick Hits #Overhearing #LoudInPublic
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By DrRobynIf you were on the bus or in the grocery store and passed by someone speaking loudly on speaker phone, is it intrusive to offer them a thought about their conversation? Or has that person indirectly included you in their conversation?
I once read an article about a woman who works with deaf students. She had to explain to them that if you’re a hearing person, then hearing is not something you can choose to do. It’s like smelling - if there’s a smell in the room, you’re going to smell it. And I wonder sometimes if people realize that when they are so loud in a public space.
“We assume a sort of privacy if we’re around people we don’t know,” says Simon Cole, CEO of Amphora Research Systems and one my guests on this edition of Quick Hits.
“Some people just like to be heard,” added consultant Dr. Bob Choat. “There is that ego thing…But a lot of people are also not self-aware that this is happening and maybe if we let them know, we could help them to tone it down.”
Under what circumstances should we butt in? Are there times when it’s merited or does it always invite unnecessary conflict?
Career Polish founder Lisa McDonald suggested that it also matters whether the person you’ve overheard is having their conversation on the phone or with others physically around him. “If it’s in person, I’m more likely to butt in. But if it’s on the phone, I’m really good at pretending that I don’t hear things.”
I had a wonderful time discussing this tricky subject with these three brilliant minds. I hope you find our discussion engaging and enjoyable.
Are you likely to butt in or pretend you can’t hear?
Connect with the panelists:Lisa McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fearlesslisam/Dr. Bob Choat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobchoat/
Simon Coles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjcoles/
Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/
Want a summary of the Quick Hits I post every week, plus the links to the LinkedIn pages of each of the panelist to show up in your in-box every week? Just let me know where to send it: https://drrobynodegaard.com/quick-hits-notifications/
#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on pertinent subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please message me. https://www.DrRobynOdegaard.com
#Quick Hits #Overhearing #LoudInPublic