How to get out of a conversation

Clients sometimes tell me that the reason they don't like getting into conversations is because they don't know how to get out.

So in Chapter 5, What to Say In Person, on the Phone and Online, of our new book, The Designer's Guide to Marketing and Pricing, we offer a few simple ways to politely extract yourself from a conversation.

When this mini-article was posted on the local blog here in Hoboken, one reader suggested using "Stop Talking Business Cards", which I have never heard of.

Any other techniques to add?

Comments

[Dani Nordin]

Personally, I'm not a fan of giving someone an extra piece of paper in order to get them to stop talking, but I can get how some people might need that.

For me, I find the best approach is to smile and say, "It was lovely meeting you; I'm just going to wander around and say hello to some other folks. Enjoy the event!" It works well for me.

[MrAchievement.com (Stanley Bronstein)]

If a telemarketer calls me, I don't even start a conversation.

I go, no thank you . . . CLICK

Works every time. My wife used to think it was rude, but now she sees that it's so effective she does it too.