When you’re having a conversation, it's appropriate to make a contribution from time to time. But I’ll bet the folks you enjoy the most are the ones that seem to hang on your every word, right? Come on, now, be honest. They stay on your topic!
Keep quiet! Listening is so hard, because we’ve got so many opinions dashing about in our minds that want to run free like wild horses. Take a break from your interior universe, and visit your friend’s (or client’s) world with the grateful, curious mind of a beginner. You’ll be amazed how smart and kind they’ll say you were!
We'll know all you did was shut up.
(Inwardly; it's easy to do it merely outwardly.)