Can I …
Get a lift? No sorry I didn’t bring me car today.
No, I was gonna ask for…
An appointment with my missus? Unfortunately she’s all booked up this time of year.
I was actually looking for a cup of …
Coffee? Sure I’ll go out and get you one! (they zoom out cartoon style and return immediately with a cup of piping hot coffee)
Sugar. Was actually the cup of I was looking for.
Oh! … Yes you can have some (they pass over the bowl of sugar beside them).
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Communication is infinitely faster when attentive patient listening happens.
Thomas Duggan 