what's it called where you speak in a way to confuse people

[JPaul]

I can confirm the doublespeak is also a word.

[tesco]

it's not doublespeak/double talk though.

[j2k4]

What's the word for a person who is a professional nonsense speaker.
Like not talking a load of shit but I mean where they purposely jump subject to subject so that you can't understand them.
I saw this guy do it on tv before and it was funny, can't remember the name for it now though.

kev

Only to the uninformed.

I thought prevaricating was the art of delaying, or trying to drag a certain thing onwards, like kids prevaricating before going to bed at night, so they go and have another drink of water, go to the loo once more.. That type of stuff.

Prevarication is lying, pretty much.

Rossco. I think you mean doublespeak. xx

That would've been my guess, but you might also consider bureaucratese, prolixity, logorrhea, or term such speech as merely deconstructionist.

[Skweeky]

Yeah, the answer is definitely Kev

[JPaul]

[j2k4]

Yeah, the answer is definitely Kev

A pox on both of you.

I have never engaged in deconstructionism in my life.

[infamousalbo101]

I think the correct term is PIMP

[Alien5]

What's the word for a person who is a professional nonsense speaker.

An Irishman?

[C-mos]

[thewizeard]

What's the word for a person who is a professional nonsense speaker.
Like not talking a load of shit but I mean where they purposely jump subject to subject so that you can't understand them.
I saw this guy do it on tv before and it was funny, can't remember the name for it now though.

JPism erm .. thewizeardism