Glib talk

Glib talk can be innocent.  It happens all around and all the time.  People just say what comes to mind and it is mere chatting, many times to extend a friendly conversation.

But, I know some people that talk glibly as a matter of style and as a matter of business.  In this case, the glib talking is to lead people to believe something that could never be delivered on.  Many people are trusting and they are disappointed when the action promised is not delivered.

When glibness is a matter of style, I know to stay as far away from that person as I can.  They tend to be charismatic in personality, which complements their glib style.  So, recognizing this style is easy.  Most of the time their business is too good to be true.  That's a second flag in recognizing the glib talker.  This person doesn't see his or her talk as deceptive since he or she does it so often.

But, glib business style is deceptive.  And hurtful.  Very disappointing.  It wastes people's time.  Fortunately, these people also shrivel quickly when confronted.  Those who don't, need to beware.  Glib talk is the easiest kind of talk to analyze and illustrate how truth never resides in its words.