Comments on: What to do about people who are chatterboxes http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/10/14/what-to-do-about-people-who-are-chatterboxes/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:04:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Michelle http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/10/14/what-to-do-about-people-who-are-chatterboxes/#comment-14776 Michelle Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:24:42 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1681#comment-14776 I seem to run into these sorts of people a lot. They do tend to have entertaining personalities - but I'm getting very tired of them dominating conversations. When I do get the opportunity to speak, they cut me off or act bored! It's bloody rude and very intimidating. Yakkers - SHUT UP! I seem to run into these sorts of people a lot. They do tend to have entertaining personalities - but I’m getting very tired of them dominating conversations. When I do get the opportunity to speak, they cut me off or act bored! It’s bloody rude and very intimidating. Yakkers - SHUT UP!

]]> By: projektleiterin http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/10/14/what-to-do-about-people-who-are-chatterboxes/#comment-14717 projektleiterin Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:51:22 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1681#comment-14717 I don't think this woman needs a speech therapist, rather she would need someone point out her annoying habits that drive everybody else away and offer her an alternative set of behavioral habits. Knowing <em>what</em> you're doing wrong and <em>how</em> how to change it is most often enough to induce changes. A bit less analyzing and a bit more courage might help her more if you really think that her habit is destroying her social life. If I had a good day I might do it, but I admit I'm also the kind of person who on her bad days will change place in the train, because your perfume is too heavy, your music is too loud, your tic is making me nervous, your voice is shrill, you took the seat where I put my bag although there are plenty of other free places available, etc. I don’t think this woman needs a speech therapist, rather she would need someone point out her annoying habits that drive everybody else away and offer her an alternative set of behavioral habits. Knowing what you’re doing wrong and how how to change it is most often enough to induce changes. A bit less analyzing and a bit more courage might help her more if you really think that her habit is destroying her social life.

If I had a good day I might do it, but I admit I’m also the kind of person who on her bad days will change place in the train, because your perfume is too heavy, your music is too loud, your tic is making me nervous, your voice is shrill, you took the seat where I put my bag although there are plenty of other free places available, etc.

]]> By: Ben http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/10/14/what-to-do-about-people-who-are-chatterboxes/#comment-14703 Ben Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:29:37 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1681#comment-14703 I have daily interactions with chatterboxes. I normally do not like to interrupt people (I am quite polite in real life), but it is a requirement if you want to have a 2-way conversation with a chatterbox. In defense of the chatterboxes, they never really complain when you interrupt them. They are so glad that somebody else has something to say - go figure! This of course does not address the problem, but it (the power of interrupting) gives you a way to steer their "chatter" into areas which you are interested. I have daily interactions with chatterboxes. I normally do not like to interrupt people (I am quite polite in real life), but it is a requirement if you want to have a 2-way conversation with a chatterbox. In defense of the chatterboxes, they never really complain when you interrupt them. They are so glad that somebody else has something to say - go figure! This of course does not address the problem, but it (the power of interrupting) gives you a way to steer their “chatter” into areas which you are interested.

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