[He eases off when there's no response, composing himself, and then lowers his voice considerably, though not enough that the others can't still hear him:]

Geez. Tough audience. All right, I get it . . . I didn't manage to convince you. I can take an L when I earn one. But you seriously got me to tip my hand a little to my coworkers here. Now I'm at a big disadvantage! You've got to give me some respect for that. Not to mention my top-notch acting skills. What do you say? You could at least spare me a minute to chat after all I just went through on their behalf.