Now we all know people that no matter the conversation, they always find a way to talk about themselves.

And even if it's not about themselves, it always seems to be their voice that takes up the entire conversation.

On today's episode, we're discussing how to handle people who dominate conversations.

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When it comes to somebody dominating a conversation, and not in the good way, as in,

they're not letting anybody else speak.

They're the ones always having to hear their own voice.

There's some things I need you to do. Number one, interrupt them. You interrupt that person. Now,

I know it doesn't sound like me to suggest that, but it's true because if they're not going to

respect your time, then you have to do it. And there's a particular way I want you to do that. You

interrupt them by using

their name. You start low and then you go higher because people listen to their name. Their name

gets their attention. It's the best word that can ever hear is their name. So if I were to hear you

and I or somebody was listening to me and I just said hey Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson

you say it as often and as loud as you need to because it will eventually make them stop

number two when they do stop I want you to filter and pass it here's what I mean filter as in

you're going to summarize what they just said very quickly and then pass it to

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