[Stakeholders] How do you handle a meeting where the loudest person keeps dominating the requirements discussion?

Instruction: Answer this as a facilitation problem where one stakeholder is overpowering the rest of the room.

Context: Assesses whether the candidate can facilitate inclusively without losing control of the session.

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I would handle that actively, because dominant voices can distort requirements very quickly. First I would acknowledge the input but avoid letting one person's view become the whole conversation by default. I might summarize what they said, capture it visibly, and then deliberately invite other perspectives, especially from the people closest to the workflow or impact area.

Sometimes I also use structure...

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