Catching up on several days of posts, and loving this thread. One thing that came to mind immediately: I don’t talk at people (gender irrelevant), I converse with them. It should always be a give and take process, acknowledging each others experience. I’ve had a quiet word with one colleague in the past after hearing him deliver a textbook example of the problem at hand. He didn’t seem to be aware of what he’d done.
… of course, if someone straight out asks for my advice/opinion on something, I’m more than happy to hold forth until they cry uncle 
