Before I Finished Speaking | A YAIT Story

Before I Finished Speaking | A YAIT Story

From You Ain't Imagining This! by Robin Lofton

April 2, 2026 · 18 min · Season 1 · Episode 13

About this episode

This episode explores the subtle experiences of being talked over in predominantly white spaces through a storytelling lens.

Have you ever started to say something…and someone spoke over you? Then the moment just moved on without you? In this storytelling episode of You Ain't ImaginingThis, we step into a familiar space—a meeting, a table, a conversation—and follow one small moment as it unfolds in real time. Nothing dramatic happens. And yet… something does. This story gently explores the quiet, often unnoticed ways we adjust ourselves in predominantly white spaces—how we read the room, time our words, and sometimes step back without even realizing it. Not because we're unsure. But because we've learned how to move in ways that keep things calm and smooth. This is the first story in a 2-part series using a parallel storytelling technique, where we return to the same kind of moment… and experience it differently. So as you listen, don't try to analyze it. Just notice what feels familiar. ✨ In this episode: A real, everyday workplace moment many of us recognize The subtle experience of being talked over or overlooked The internal adjustments we make—often without thinking A quiet question that might stay with you after the story ends Note: This is a Trauma-aware episode. Next week, we'll come back to…

People in this episode

Host: Robin Lofton

Topics covered

  • communication
  • race
  • workplace dynamics
  • storytelling
  • self-adjustment
  • predominantly white spaces

Keywords

  • talked over
  • workplace
  • storytelling
  • communication
  • race
  • self-adjustment
  • predominantly white spaces

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