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       Re: Monologue conversationalists - what would you do?
   DIR By: LifeOnPluto
       Date: June 29, 2019, 12:12 am
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       I think the first step is try to avoid having to sit next to one
       of the monologuers! And if you do get stuck sitting next to
       them, I think it's perfectly fine to let them rattle on for 5-10
       minutes, then say something like "Sorry to cut you off, Jane. I
       was going to ask Mary some advice about my craft project. Excuse
       me." And then get up and go sit with Mary.
       And I echo the posters who say that it's perfectly fine to start
       up side conversations with the non-monologuers!
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       Re: Monologue conversationalists - what would you do?
   DIR By: Contrarian
       Date: July 1, 2019, 9:48 am
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       >
       > I have two co-workers who talk to each other ad nauseum during
       meetings and don't let anyone else get a word in edgewise. I was
       on a call with the two of them once and might as well have not
       even been there. Even when I tried to say their names a few
       times because I had an important question, they just. Kept.
       Going. I finally had to just start saying their names over and
       over again and got louder and louder until they realized I was
       talking.
       >
       > I have absolutely no patience for this sort of thing.
       Honestly, I'd bring some headphones with me to the next meeting
       and theatrically put them on the next time one of them starts
       up.
       >
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       Sorry if this question has been asked but does no one chair the
       meetings? Is it only a few people so they don’t think a chair is
       necessary?
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