Be the one who says the obvious thing
In most rooms somebody is being talked over and everyone can see it. Saying so out loud costs you one sentence and changes the room.
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Why it lands
The hard part of speaking up is almost never noticing — it is that everybody notices and each person assumes someone else will handle it. The cost of being the one who says it is a few seconds of social friction. The cost of nobody saying it is that the person learns, again, that the room will not back them. Doing it in the moment matters far more than sympathizing privately afterward, which is comfortable for you and changes nothing for them.
How
Keep it small and factual, without making it a confrontation. “Sorry — Priya was partway through a thought.” Or attribute the idea back: “That's the thing Priya raised ten minutes ago.” Then hand it straight back to them and stop talking. You are redirecting attention, not defending someone, which would make it about your rescue rather than their point.
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