One effective technique is to speak less often. I fail dramatically on this one, but it is something I have been trying to work on. A technique used by Japane

One effective technique is to speak less often. I fail dramatically on this one, but it is something I have been trying to work on. A technique used by Japanese businessmen is to have one of their juniors do all their talking at a meeting. They just sit and observe and occasionally whisper one or two words to their colleague.