Originally Posted by Calico92402
This subject is near and dear to my heart - a pet peeve of mine, and an issue that keeps me away from my local Guild meetings. Chairs are set around circular tables and there's a constant chatter throughout the room, so no one person to address. I've tried staring them down, without any luck. I can't believe a group of adults can be so rude.
Ditto! That's pretty much why I stopped going to Guild meetings; i.e, rude, non-stop talkers. There were a couple, in particular, who could not be reined in despite using most of the techniques suggested here. If anything, it made it worse. For example, one woman liked to "hold court" with all her buddies and, if you stopped the meeting to ask them to stop, the Queen just talked louder so everyone could hang on her every word. I felt sorry especially for those who would be showing their hard work, only to have to holler over the rude members. Such a shame.