It could backfire too in that it causes people to stop talking because an artificial timer is in the red. Or cause people to start talking about nothing if the

It could backfire too in that it causes people to stop talking because an artificial timer is in the red. Or cause people to start talking about nothing if the app indicates they've been too quiet. I prefer the organic method. The natural variations of life and people. The best "app" to moderate your own conversation skills, is the one between your ears. My mother talks too much because she strings unrelated stories together back to back without pausing. She could fix this by simply pausing at the end of one story, allowing others to chime in. She doesn't need an app to do that. Sometimes people take longer to reach their point. Or sometimes in meetings we are trying to solve problems, or understand background info which one person might focus on, while others listen. It's a slippery slope to involve artificial timers when not everyone in meeting may have equal amounts to share.