When a person would like to take a more assertive position and propose a certain position as being true, then it is Socrates who then becomes the inquiring student, and asks questions of the person who holds themselves out as a teacher. Since it is more structured and disciplined, it is also important that Socrates and the participant he is addressing be allowed to pursue the subject at hand without too much interference, especially when a particular train of thought is being pursued. Sometimes a bit of patience is needed. As with all guides, a certain trust must be given to him that he has a worthwhile direction and a goal. That does not imply that you will necessarily agree with him, but simply that the questioning process is worth submitting to for the sake of a better insight.
Impatience is a common temptation here.
Finally, some courage is required to brave the questions and self-examination which accompany socratic questioning. For some, this is an especially difficult moment, for others, it is seen as an opportunity to leave behind a false confidence in an opinion which did not deserve the level of confidence with which it had previously been entrusted.