are u positive or negative

[SassyAnn]

Freddo, I was at a large meeting once and saying some stuff that would impact a whole programme we were running. No one was listening to me, and I knew that, because if they had been listening there would have been uproar. It was as if they were just waiting for their turn to say something rather than actively participating.
In the end I turned to my boss, who was the only bloke in the room, and said "Could you tell them, as they just aren't listening to me". So he repeated what I'd said, and there was uproar. Result.
I did get a few apologies afterwards.