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litttle_b··on Show HN: I built an app for when I talk too much in online meetings
I'm going to do a bit of "show, don't tell" here, because if you're asking this I'm assuming you're open to learning more about the sexism and bias that typically cause men to dominate conversations in tech/workplaces:

https://www.indy100.com/news/victorias-secret-model-lyndsey-...

https://www.fastcompany.com/40456604/these-women-entrepreneu...

https://hbr.org/1995/09/the-power-of-talk-who-gets-heard-and...

https://janicetomich.com/women-speaking-while-female/

https://time.com/3666135/sheryl-sandberg-talking-while-femal...

litttle_b··on Show HN: I built an app for when I talk too much in online meetings
I especially appreciate seeing this kind of tool + level of self awareness, as a woman working in tech.

For everyone here who's asking how to get their coworkers using something like this, there's a similar feature in Sesh (web app https://sesh.com/ and zoom app https://marketplace.zoom.us/apps/lmZj36WWSJut8-hAaUJrhQ ) that gives everyone equal opportunities to speak (and plays you off oscars-style when you go too long), and another feature called "talk time" that shows how long each person spent talking at the end of each meeting.

At it's core, it's a really useful meeting agenda app, so sharing it is less "hey you talk too much" and more "let's make our meetings better and more equitable".

I work there & am happy to demo or answer any questions about it :)

Again, really love that you made a version of this that individuals can spin up for their own accountability without the need for whole-team buy in. The design is great too!