How to Nicely Tell Someone to Shut Up and Just Listen

The secret of getting others to stop talking and start listening

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The other day I had a kick-off session with a new coaching client, a talented, bright young man who never stopped talking. He would interrupt me — and himself — head off on tangents so far afield even he got lost. When he was quiet, I could tell that he was at least…