שמע משותף

like you're waiting for them to catch up. Then say, "I'll give you guys a minute." This is where everything shifts. Because you didn't panic, you didn't backtrack, you just framed the whole room as too slow to get it. And the person who smirked at you? Now they're the one who looks clueless. And you? You just walked out of an awkward moment looking like the smartest person in the room.