On a radio you say “over” so the other person knows it’s their turn. Real conversations need that too.

Most conversational friction is about turns, not content. Two people talk over each other, or both wait, because neither knows when the other is done. Radio operators solved it with a single word, and ordinary talking has quieter versions: a question at the end, a drop in your voice, a look up.

Pay attention this week to how you hand a conversation over. Finishing on a question is the simplest way to do it. If someone keeps interrupting you, it may be less rudeness than a missing signal that your part was over.