Some people just don’t know when to quit their verbal dialoguing. There are a few things you can do to ease the conversation to an end.

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Making eye contact

You can make eye contact with other people as they walk by and use your “Help me” eyes. If you see a person with said “Help me” looks, call them on their phone and save them. Or you can make deep eye contact with the person talking your face off. Don’t reply, just maintain deep eye contact, even if they walk away first.

Other tips:

• Have children under five, so you can blame ending the conversation on them.
• Start asking really personal questions
• Start talking about your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It might save you from ever talking to that person again!

Mastering these quick exit strategies will save you from awkward or endless conversations while keeping things polite and professional.