Discussion Forum—A Way with Words, a fun radio show and podcast about language

Do You Talk Too Much? Career coach Marty Nemko writes, “Ever listen to someone who, long after you've spaced out, continued to blab on? What did you think of that person? Probably self-absorbed and interpersonally clueless. Being long-winded is a sure route to career failure, indeed life failure. Of course, no one thinks they're perceived as talking too much, otherwise they wouldn't do it. But without realizing it, could you be one of those irritating people?”