If you want to invite others to fully contribute in the workplace or at home…
To listen effectively, you must be silent. Ask a question (ideally open-ended) and then close your mouth. If do this in a meeting, make sure that the quick-talkers don’t fully fill the void themselves. You will find that, given space, new voices emerge. Those who are slow to speak often have ideas worth hearing. They just need your silence first.
(This eTip brought to you by the Communication/Relationships link in your Productivity Chain.)