Try this
- Identify the new information or unfinished question that makes returning useful.
- Ask whether the person wants to revisit it and choose a scope. Avoid restarting every part of an earlier conversation when only one point remains.
A worked example
“I realized I did not answer your question about next week. Can we return to it?”
An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.
Before you leave it here
Avoid reopening a settled topic merely to secure a more favorable answer.