Speaking Too Much in Meetings: Causes, Consequences & Corrections

May
28
2026 (Thursday)
Time 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
Duration: 60 Minutes
26 Days Left To REGISTER
Id: 212331
Instructor
Ric Phillips 
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Recorded
Live + Recorded

Overview

This workshop will guide participants in the development of better meeting management of speaking time and why it matters. A balanced speaking time is beneficial to all.

Why you should Attend

Have you received feedback that you are speaking too much in meetings, and others are complaining? Do you feel you must speak a lot at meetings to be taken seriously? What if you reduced your speaking time - how would that impact your reputation?

This workshop will guide participants in the development of better meeting management of speaking time and why it matters.

Areas Covered in the Session

  • What causes a person to try to dominate a meeting with unfair speaking time?
  • What are the consequences of one person taking over a meeting with an overbearing presence or opinion?
  • How can we correct someone from speaking too much at meetings, even if it’s ourselves?
  • How can we be comfortable with a balanced approach at meetings of giving and receiving information, even if we are the leader?
  • How can we deal with the pressing need to interject, correct or dominate at meetings?
  • How can communication be more impactful?
  • How important is listening and body language in our meetings?

Who Will Benefit

  • This training workshop is ideal for people (like Managers, CEOs, PMs, Leaders) that must do a lot of speaking with their team and clients, stakeholders, at meetings, which could also include formal presentations, pitches or proposals

Speaker Profile

Ric Phillips MBA is a well-known communications expert with a background in sociology, psychology, coaching, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) and body language analysis. Ric is Canada's 1st Communication Coach, and in 2007 founded 3V Communications – a company that takes a holistic approach to customized communication skills coaching and training. He is senior staff and instructor with York Entrepreneurship Development Institute, a frequent conference speaker, TEDx speaker, author, and on the leadership team of a communications-focused non-profit called NCCA Canada. Ric has been writing articles, ebooks and blogging since 2006, and is often quoted in the media, giving his expert analysis of public speaking, body language and other communication techniques of professionals, politicians and celebrities. Though located in Toronto, Canada, he's conducted training globally, from NYC to Paris, Moscow to Tokyo and Tel Aviv, and many other cities along the way. Since 2022 Ric has been ranked among the Top 30 Communication Professionals in the World by Global Gurus, attaining #10 for 2024.
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