Try this
- Write the action, the impact you understand and the change you intend to make.
- Remove conditional phrases that make the apology depend on whether the other person was hurt. Keep any request for further conversation separate.
A worked example
“I interrupted you twice. I’m sorry. I want to hear the part I cut off.”
An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.
Before you leave it here
Offer a concrete change and avoid asking for immediate reassurance that everything is fine.