Women of Mastodon! How do you deal with men talking over you in a professional setting?

@briannawu depends on how bad it is. I’ve often called it out- ā€œI know you’re excited about this topic, but please let me finish firstā€. ā€œYou’ll get your turn here in a minuteā€. ā€œexcuse me, I was speakingā€. ā€œI’m not done talkingā€. ā€œAre you done?ā€ Wait for them to finish and then continue ā€œAs I was sayingā€¦ā€.

Sometimes I’ve talked louder over the person (maybe that’s not the best way though šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£)

@gleeda That’s much nicer than my go tos. I’m going to use that, for real.

I think my problem is it happens so often it’s hard to not have the anger come through.

@briannawu @gleeda
You can also interrupt the interrupter. "Sounds interesting, Dick, but I'd like to finish my thought first." (Finish) "So Dick, what were you saying?" (Note: After a mic drop, you really need to deliver. DO NOT pull this and ramble out.)