Dr. Alison Wood Brooks

And it meant that later in the conversation, those low status group members were more likely to speak without the leader saying a word, without them cold calling them and saying, hey, Sarah, we haven't heard from you in a while.

What's on your mind?

Which is mortifying, by the way, if you call on them in a moment when they don't have something to add.

The eye gaze is this much more gentle, more subtle way of saying, hey, I see you.

I care about you.

I want to hear from you.

Professor Brooks, how do you handle being interrupted?

I love being interrupted.

I mean, like a person who doesn't.

So let me make the...

a distinction that you even, we just had a little moment of misunderstanding I want to call out, which is there are two different types of interruptions.

One is an on-topic interruption.

You're staying on the same topic.

You're just like finishing each other's sentences.

It's bubbling.

It's fun.

It's exciting.

It's great.

That's a great type of interruption.

We should do more of that.