EYE-CONTACT-PRESENCE5 MIN READ
Repair "you are not listening"
Respond when someone questions your attention because of your gaze behavior.
Jules J Product manager 1 Acknowledge 2 Summarize Planning session You were checking acceptance criteria while Jules explained a QA handoff risk. You did not name the document glance. The repair must address what Jules could see. Repair sequence Acknowledge -> Summarize -> Contract Do not argue with the perception first. Make attention visible again. Defend intent I was listening The other person gets both respect and evidence. Presence repair starts with the signal the other person received. I do not think you are listening.
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