This was happening more in the past. I think it mostly comes from the feeling that we need to rush because we feel like their time is more valuable than ours. Get comfortable making others wait. Practice by counting to 5 before you respond to someone’s question. In the Dave McGuire Program, we call this resisting time pressure. And yea, like you said, you’re also so focused on your speech that you’re not living in the moment of the conversation. Focus more on the flow, direction of the conversation, and your opinions, rather than your speech.