If I wanted to join a conversation to show that I know the
topic at which the people are talking about, I would gently say “Excuse me, but
I overheard you talking about (the subject the people are talking about). I (and
whatever it is that I know about the topic).” When I actually do jump into a
conversation, I turn to the person or people and smile and just ease my way
into the conversation. If I know what I’m talking about, then the information
will just flow out easily and the people would understand what I am talking
about and they really wouldn’t mind that I eased my way into the conversation. You
really can’t just “jump” into a conversation that you were not in originally. If
a person just “jumped” into a conversation I was having with another person or
people, I would be kind of annoyed because they were not in the conversation in
the first place. That is why I say you have to ease into a conversation not
jump in. I know some people may know what they are talking about, but the
information does not flow easily, but if the information seems correct and
makes sense then, I wouldn’t mind because that’s more information than I knew
and they didn’t just “jump” in the conversation; they eased in the
conversation.
This is very true. People can become annoyed easily especially when you just jump into the conversation and sound ignorant about what you are saying when you do jump in.
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