How to deal with people who talks non-stop

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Yesterday at school, there was a mini-program that showed the students of the Nursery level, reciting their respective nursery rhymes. While everything was being set up, and the students are being given certain instructions, I found a spot where there were 3 women already seated and talking. While we were all waiting for the program to begin, among the 3 women who were chit chatting, I noticed this certain woman who was almost talking non-stop. I always like to observe people and how they behave and I can't help but notice that the 2 women she was chatting with, eventually got tired of listening to her. I can tell from their facial expressions that they were already getting tired from listening to her. She had topics after topics to talk about. Beginning from her son to her husband, to the chores that were waiting for her back at her house, to the homeworks, etc. At first, the two women were really interested in what she has to say. But after 30 minutes of just listening to her talk and talk, I could see in their body gestures and facial expressions that their ears are already hurting. But this certain woman had no idea at all that she's starting to lose the interest of her friends. I felt some pity for her because it was obvious to me that her friends were just trying to keep a polite face and a polite smile for her to see. And I could see that they were starting to look at other people around them, breaking eye contact with their talkative friend. When it comes to conversation, I try to make it short and interesting for the other party. And I always try to look in their eyes. Because that's how I'll know that they are still interested in what I have to say. As soon as I see that their eyes are starting to lose focus, I end the conversation as soon as possible. There's no sense in talking forever, when there's no one that really listens. That's what that woman did. She kept on talking and talking, maybe that was her only time and chance to meet up with friends and catch on to whatever's going on. But she made a mistake in that conversation. She made it a one-way street. She didn't even give her friends the chance to talk and say whatever they have to tell her. She kept on talking about her, whatever is going on about her family and just simply all about her. Nothing else. I always believe that in every conversation, every people involved should have the chance to say whatever they have to say. That's why it's called conversation. I just don't know how to call that kind of situation that I saw yesterday.