I can be having an engaging conversation with another person, and suddenly a third person joins in. Now I feel like they're talking to each other and I'm out of the conversation. Does anyone else experience this?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.True! But, I figure that the conversation changed course. No foul.
potteryguy2018
Level 6
Oct 27, 2018
1
In my case I think it's because I don't have a very loud voice and people talk over me
@TheoryNumber3 I usually defer to the group unless I'm chairing the committee ?
Have had that happen, depending on the value of the conversation...have been known to counter rudness with a "fuck off",,...other times welcome the intrusion...
HankSherman
Level 8
Oct 6, 2018
2
I like it. Now they can talk to each other and I don't have to think of anything to say
nowhereman55
Level 7
Oct 1, 2018
6
All the time...but it is partly my fault for backing away and not attempting to join in with them.
bubaj50
Level 7
Oct 1, 2018
4
Well part of my problem is I don't talk very loud. I'll start to say something and someone else will start talking over me.
@TheoryNumber3 me too?
@TheoryNumber3 yeah, talking loudly works, taking up more space than you need, and repeating something someone said in a different way seems to work as well (tricks i learned when i became a manager), but sometimes i don't mind it because it means i can leave without the conversation without feeling like i'm "stuck" 
On a related note, a few years ago I used to go out after work once in a while with a friend (she has ADHD); then another coworker was invited along, and another... soon we had 5-8 people showing up, and I stopped coming out. Now it's back to a small gathering of 2-3 people, but now I feel as if I have to "invite myself". I rarely do...
Wendy965
Level 5
Oct 1, 2018
3
Yeah, I hate it when I make plans with one person and they invite others along. Totally changes the dynamic and renders me relatively mute
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