When you catch yourself making a conversation mistake, remind yourself. 

("Do I really make mistakes? Which ones?")

Check this list:

--Interrupting others.

--Finishing people's sentences.

--Frequently disagreeing with "Yes, but."

--Poor listening. (Distracted, planning what to say)

--Rambling on.

--Competing. Grabbing attention with "Me, too."

--Dominating. Talking over others.

--Being unresponsive

Do you recall the old trick to remember to do (or avoid) something? Tie a string around your finger.

This "weed-pulling" method is similar but more effective.

If you commit to eliminate a bad conversation habit, ("weed"), placing a rubber band around your wrist can help. First, it is a visual reminder that can cause you to hesitate. Second, it gives a stinging signal to your "habit unconscious" when you whack yourself on the wrist.

The cost of this learning aid is nothing, but the pay-off is often remarkable. So I have found with clients who wanted to break a habit such as chewing their fingernails or finishing people's sentences.

This is my "Rubber Band Remedy" for getting rid of "conversation weeds" Not fancy, but effective.