> some people are polite listeners and some people are polite interrupters I see it as, polite listeners expect you to make sure they understand, while polite

> some people are polite listeners and some people are polite interrupters I see it as, polite listeners expect you to make sure they understand, while polite interrupters take responsibility for understanding themselves. I much prefer polite interrupters. They act as any sane communication protocol would, with error correction and retransmission in mind. At the end, you're confident that they understand. With polite listeners, the conversation always goes much slower, and with much less confidence, due to lack of feedback. I have to limit the length of any dialog, constantly ping them for understanding/questions. Otherwise, I get to the end of the conversation, and they tell me they stopped understanding after the first sentence, which was the foundation of the rest. At the end, you're not confident that they understand. It's an uncomfortable chore. Anyone have tips on talking with polite listeners?