[header] How to get off the phone quickly [title] Explain it isn't a great time. [step] You're busy with a project, have a deadline and you're trying to get a certain task done, etc. Ask if they can call you back and give them a better time.
[title] Talkers sometimes don't understand subtle hints so it's alright to insist you get back to them later. [title] Starting chatter with them only makes it harder to get off the phone.