What to say when a coworker talks too much at a meeting and no one reigns him or her in. So here's the situation. At your weekly meeting, a coworker always has a comment for everything, even if the topic doesn't relate to him or his work. Your boss never says anything to him though, so every week he drones on and on and the group often doesn't get through the agenda. What can you do here? Here's what you may be thinking and what not to say. What a jerk. Do I really need to be at this meeting? Here's a solution. Don't focus on the coworker. Instead, focus on making the meetings more productive. Here's what you could say, with curiosity. Are you aware that the meetings go on longer than necessary? Maybe it would help to have an agenda or some kind of structure or time limit for comments at our weekly meetings. Or with generosity, I have some ideas about how to improve our meetings and make them more effective, maybe even shorter. Who should I share those with? Or humility, I could be wro...

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Ilise Benun

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ilise Benun is an author, business coach, national speaker, the founder of Marketing-Mentor.com and adjunct faculty at Pratt Institute and Maryland Institute College of Art, host of the Get Better Clients Bootcamp and a Program Partner for HOW Design Live, the largest design conference in the U.S.</span>

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Love the format of this course - it was so great to be able to select a specific situation, and then quickly learn a couple of approaches to each one.

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...A Co-Worker Talks Too Much During Meetings

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19. ...A Co-Worker Talks Too Much During Meetings

Lessons

Class Introduction

...Others Need to Know What You’ve Accomplished

...Someone Else Is Getting the Credit for Your Work

...Your Boss Is Micromanaging Your Work

...You’re Getting Too Much Work

...It's Time for Your Annual Review

...Your Project Has Missed Its Deadline

...Your Boss Is Getting Too Personal

...Co-Workers Are Distracting You from Your Work

...Dealing with Co-Workers That Ask Too Many Favors

...The Client Doesn’t like Your Work

...Your Manager Doesn’t Totally Understand Your Work

...There Is a Miscommunication

...You Make a Mistake

...A Client or Co-Worker Doesn’t Follow Through

...You Won't Make Your Deadline

...You’re Getting Mixed Messages

...Dealing with Unresponsive Colleagues