Can you persuade people by using the simple phrase:

“I hope I am not disturbing you, am I?”

Publication:

Meineri, S., & Guéguen, N. (2011). “I Hope I’m Not Disturbing You, Am I?” Another Operationalization of the Foot‐in‐the‐Mouth Paradigm1. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 41(4), 965-975.