How can you get a word in?

In terms of dealing with her constantly changing tactics concerning how she seems to play every angle when talking with people; all I can suggest is that you patiently listen and try to stay centered because people like this ALWAYS talk themselves into a corner eventually!As for the non-stop talking part; let me share something with you that I use myself a LOT. And I can honestly say that it has a very high success rate in terms of stopping someone who talks non-stop in mid flow..... When they keep talking on and on and on, stop them mid sentence by saying "Sorry, did you hear that?" and turn your head to one side as if you heard something and are trying to listen for it again. They will of course say no they did not hear it. You then ask them to keep listening for a little while and then say again; "Sorry, I thought I heard something; but doesn't matter..... Now what were you saying?". Usually when you do this, the person at the receiving end will forget what they were saying and tell you that it doesn't matter! OR they will ask what it is you heard which in turn completely changes the conversation topic to your advantage. It doesn't always work; but for some reason (and especially with women I have found) it does work more than half of the time! Please give it a go and let me know how it went. Good luck!

Oh yes, I know people like that :) Everything really depends. SOmetimes I just let them talk while I think about what I need to do that day or just day dream a bit LOL Other times I have no other way but to listen and keep my mouth shut because there is no way I will be able to get a word in :) No point on trying LOL

Oh my gosh, I have a friend that never comes up for air. I think it's very insensitive to just talk all the time and monopolize the converstaions. I can only take her in small doses.

To be completely honest, I am not sure what I would do. That aggravates me as I am a very quiet person and respectful. I try to wait and let the person speak their mind before I counter, or put my word in. I don't usually like to associate with this type, because like I said, it's an annoyance. I don't think you can say anything to a person who doesn't come up for air every once in a while, and you may be right that the principal of the school might be using it as tactic. What if a incident comes across where the principal accuses one of the teachers of doing something they did not, and the principal wouldn't let anyone counter that? I think it's honestly a bad virtue to have, as it can really cause yourself pain if you think about it. Well I hope that she never says anything bad about you. Have a wonderful time here on mylot, and a lovely morning!

Well, Even I do the dame. I just let them talk and get over with their talk. But If I have to interrupt and correct something, then I just say something very loudly. That would surely stop them from talking all the way to glory. Even though I love people who talk, I do not like people who talk continuously without any stopping and without any reason. I really like people who take part in constructive discussions. bourne

Don't you get it, she doesn't care about your opinion. She loves to hear herself talk & what she's saying is more important than what you think. Plus if she doesn't give you the chance, you can't point out what she did while others are present. There's one of 2 ways to handle this. (1) Next time she embarasses you just stand up & very firmly say "Excuse me". It will catch her offguard & she will hesitate. You will have everybody's attention at that point. Then speak your peace. (2) Have a meeting with her (complete with tape recorder) to express your feelings of your embarassment & request that she STOP using you for the example. Then if she does it again, register a complaint with the school district. I would think that others realize her tendency to exxagerate & they just ignore what she says. Just remember if you upset her too much, she will probably make your life miserable.

i am usually a talker myself especially when i am with my boyfriend. most of the time, i stop when i see him giving me a forced smile and sometimes he just tells me to stop for awhile. when i am with someone who talks a lot, i also just try to say "wait a minute" and say what i wanna say. or sometimes, i just give that person a silly grin on my face which is understandable somehow.

well, if i need to say something to correct them, i will just speak up loudly until i catch their attention and make them listen to me for a while... i can never talk for so long without stopping... i think your principal is amazing that she can talk for so long and so much without stopping... take care and have a nice day...

I try to get a word in, but it is hard to do so when someone is talking so long, and I have to wait until that person has to catch their breath. When that person is addressing an assembly, you cannot stop her unless she points a finger at the audience and says "any questions" and does not say two seconds after that, " No? Then let me continue." But it seems that she will not stop and she is rushing between each assembly. I guess you have to wait until she is alone.

Hi! Dear! I would do nothing in such a siutation.......LOL! If I have observed that the other fellow is in the habit of framing stories and exaggeration, I would just listen to her/him. After few conversations, I can make out, how much truth is being told. You see, if a person keeps on exaggerating things, you do not feel comfortable and you tend to rely less on that person. But what to do, those people feel happy being the only speaker in the crowd and gradually everyone comes to know about their real personality. In this case, you know how do you perform in the school and what other do and how do they perform, I feel no need to reform the Principal, let her enjoy herself....telling all sort of stories.........LOL! Have a great day! Deepak

I know a lot of people like that, you just have to interupt if you want to get that word in edgewise. It isn't any ruder than having someone totally run on at the mouth.

I knew a person just like her... and she is the principal in the so called international school... this is the last school that i taught in... well... the head teacher of the department i was in... was also like that... they would talk non stop during meetings... and would always praise all my work... and criticize the others... I don't bother to correct or stop them... since doing that would only prolong the meeting... so i just sit there and listen... then stand up and leave when it is over... then after six month of listening to the talk non stop... i finally resigned... People like those are quite insecure about themselves... and they are constantly reassured when they talk and talk and talk... so i just don't bother with them...

Well, I have a cow worker who do just that. She talks, talks and keep on going talking. She usually also talk when someone els are talking. That is annoying, really it is. I usually stop talking, and leave the table, and go to work. It is my way of telling her it is enough. I think it is no god behaver if You want Your voice to be heard all the time. When I have a break at work, or els, I do not want to talk all the time, or listen to someone els talking about things that do not bother me.

To a certain extent I probably am such a person, except for the lying part. Hubby is slower to reply and sometimes I step on his words because I wait what is in my view a very long time for him to say something, but then it is when I give up and start to speak again that it comes out. So I back up and wait for him again. He is not slow, you know, just has a different way of processing verbal data than I do. I would just interrupt such a person and if she said something that was not true I would certainly correct it, but then, I don't want to keep a job. If she is really devious that is a different matter. If she is actually dishonest I would just let her babble on, but if she is just filling voids in the conversation, I would compete rather than letting her completely dominate. Doesn't sound like a good relationship. Good luck, and I hope she doesn't read this!

oh what a situation?????????it is better to let them talk till they tire there vocal cords and then give your opinion.if she\he does not heed to your advice,the next time just walk away from the room.

oh my I just dont like that kind of person I do like to put my 2 cents in once in awhile . and If you protest long enough about something she said that wasnt right she would stop and think of what she is really saying. Sounds to me like she likes to hear herself talk!

I usually just let people like this talk. The entire time I'll nod or shake my head and just give them really strange looks when they say something I think is untrue. It does no good to try to stop them because chances are they aren't listening to you anyway. My daughter is one such person. I have even been able to put the phone down and go do something, when I got back she was still talking and hadn't even noticed I was gone. Once she was here for about a half hour talking non stop then asked "what do you think Mom". I said, I'm not going to bother to tell you what I think because you will just start talking again and don't listen anyway...

Ahhhhh i can corelate and u know whats worse part of it they ask u for ur agreeiness, " am i right SV, Do u Remembver that, etc etc" and u cant do anything just NOD Well i just pray that this person should not be at Bosyy seat so atleast i can leave in between to have Fresh Breath Poor u wish u all the best

I would try as far as possible to avoid confrontations and if things get worse... I would just ignore....

I'd listen to what they have to say and try to send hand signals or whatever i had to do to get their attention and then ask Are we having a conversation or lecture????