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During one of our coaching conversation sessions, we worked on using different techniques to allow the other person to speak more, including questions like “What else?” or “Tell me more”. The one I found the most interesting and challenging, though, was using silence. As paradoxical as it seems, keeping my mouth shut for what seemed like an excruciating long five seconds resulted in my partners sharing more information. I see this influencing my coaching, because I will use silence to encourage the other person to expand on their thoughts rather than always try to fill the space with words.