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[quote=Anonymous]Coming from an entire family of talkers (including myself), a few tips on how to tone it down (you will find it hard to eliminate completely) - periodically excuse yourself to do something in another room. If she moves to follow, just discourage her "No, no...you just sit here and enjoy your coffee. I'll be back in a few minutes." - when you are working on something that needs your attention, it is fine to say something like "Oh, excuse me, Ann, but I just need to concentrate on this for a few minutes and we can talk again afterwards." - if you need a few minutes break, just say so. "I'm sorry, but I'd like a few minutes of quiet. I'm not used to talking so long at a stretch. Would you like a magazine?" As long as you do not constantly blow her off, and you engage her and talk with her between spells, you won't be sending the signal that you don't want to talk to her. But you can buy yourself some periods of quiet politely.[/quote]
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