Wait for an answer before jumping in again. I guarantee you'll have friends all around you instead of people walking backward to get out of your range. Being a good listener will do more for a person's popularity rating than being a good talker. People enjoy talking about themselves and their interests if given the chance. And they usually regard the person who's an appreciative audience as a fascinating conversationalist.
Some individuals talk incessantly out of nervousness or because they're compulsive talkers.
However, to turn a conversation into a soliloquy is selfish. One of the most appealing traits a person can have is a sincere interest in other people. A person who comes into your company and does all the talking is no less a hog than the person who comes to your table and eats all the food. I am a day-care provider in Maryland with a touchy problem. It's an infant rear-facing seat for tiny babies that they have turned forward.