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When ‘Um’ and ‘Ah’ Are Part of Your Vocabulary – You Know?

Posted on December 1, 2022 Nancy DanielsPosted in Public Speaking

One of the most annoying traits in speaking is the use of verbal tics. We have all heard them at one time or another. If you are aware that your speech is plagued with these filler words, it would be a good idea to work […]

4 Steps for Eliminating Um’s, Ah’s, and other Verbal Tics!

Posted on February 12, 2019February 19, 2019 Nancy DanielsPosted in Public Speaking

One of the most annoying traits among some public speakers, be they professional or novice, is verbal disfluency. According to Wikipedia, verbal disfluencies are, “any of various breaks, irregularities, or utterances that are often not consistent with any specific grammatical construction and occur within the […]