Another thing Penn did to avoid negative feedback was to refrain from interrupting a take once he had started it.
Students evaluated their sense of self-efficacy regarding clinical communication skills (e.g., How confident are you that you can refrain from interrupting the patient? How confident are you that you can identify unexpressed feelings?) in a 7-point Likert scale (from 1 = not at all confident to 7 = totally confident).
The 10 to 15 regular members, most of them neighborhood residents, don't have to agree with one another, but the rules of respect are strict: participants must refrain from interrupting or holding side conversations, and they must share their opinions.
Try to refrain from interrupting and choose to listen first.
Mary Dickson, president of the local League of Women Voters chapter, Rita Zwern, the debate's moderator, and other members of the organization tried to plead with audience members to refrain from interrupting, but their efforts didn't work.
It also requires that you refrain from interrupting, advice-giving, correcting facts, defending yourself, making your case, or saying things that leave your partner feeling unheard or cut short.
Refrain from interrupting.
Refrain from interrupting the person on the phone.
Performances of Thespis were interrupted on 14 February 1872, Ash Wednesday, since London theatres refrained from presenting costumed performances out of respect for the religious holiday.
Typically, Wasserstein refrained from commenting.
