Stop Sign
By dolce_vita78
@dolce_vita78 (8062)
Philippines
January 17, 2008 12:39am CST
How do you tell someone who keeps talking or someone who dominates a discussion to stop or pause without offending that person?I believe that just like me, you have encountered people who love talking to the extent that the dominate the discussion and that they really become annoying at times.
Sometimes, what I do is to excuse myself and ask if I could share my views or inputs. Or, if we are in big groups, I simply excuse myself and leave the group for a while.
How about you? What are your strategies?
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3 responses
@sudiptacallingu (10879)
• India
17 Jan 08
Oh yes, I encounter such a person daily in my office. Whatever you try to say or somebody tries to say, she has had previous experience of it. If is say my son has lost his lunch-box, off she starts with how her son has a habit of losing things at school, how she buys only ‘quality’ products which cost a lot, how much she has to spend on her son blah blah blah. Even if someone’s mother has fever and wants to discuss it, she just barges in with when her mother had fever, how she dealt with it, what the doc advised and so on. We all feel like shaking her up and asking her to shut up for crissake! Most of the time we ignore her but in a discussion its very difficult to do so. But when I am alone with her and she starts again, I simply look at my computer and start acting as if I am doing something very important, all the while nodding my head as if I am paying her great attention. OK this way, my side of the story never gets said, but I don’t have to listen to her crap either.
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@dolce_vita78 (8062)
• Philippines
17 Jan 08
Same here, I have officemates who act just like that person in your office. There are instances when I get really irritated. Well, these people are just around us... Thanks for sharing!
@sudiptacallingu (10879)
• India
29 May 08
Thnx for the BR and let’s share a laugh at these bigmouths
