Comments on: Get Rid of Those Pesky Um's, Uh's and… http://barbaragiamanco.com/2009/06/26/get-rid-of-those-pesky-ums-uhs-and-2/ Barbara Giamanco Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:39:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Barb Giamanco http://barbaragiamanco.com/2009/06/26/get-rid-of-those-pesky-ums-uhs-and-2/comment-page-1/#comment-480 Barb Giamanco Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:49:03 +0000 http://barbaragiamanco.com/?p=1079#comment-480 Fantastic suggestions, Nicole! Listening to yourself after you have recorded something like a podcast, as well as watching yourself on video are great ways to improve your speaking presence. I remember years ago being videotaped in a speaking course and discovered that I kept holding my arms clasped behind my back. It was an early nervous habit. I learned that freeing myself to use my arms - create movement - were better ways to relieve nervousness and presentations look more natural! Fantastic suggestions, Nicole! Listening to yourself after you have recorded something like a podcast, as well as watching yourself on video are great ways to improve your speaking presence. I remember years ago being videotaped in a speaking course and discovered that I kept holding my arms clasped behind my back. It was an early nervous habit. I learned that freeing myself to use my arms – create movement – were better ways to relieve nervousness and presentations look more natural!

]]> By: Nicole VJ Allen http://barbaragiamanco.com/2009/06/26/get-rid-of-those-pesky-ums-uhs-and-2/comment-page-1/#comment-479 Nicole VJ Allen Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:07:26 +0000 http://barbaragiamanco.com/?p=1079#comment-479 I think 2 other items should be added to the list: have someone else listen to you, and video tape yourself. Yesterday, my husband was creating a video for his customers and he filled it with a lot of ums. I was able to catch him and just gently remind him of his fillers. He stopped recording, regrouped and rerecorded. Speaking of video taping, that is one more way to help clear yourself of fillers. So many of us have webcams and those are a great tools for being able to analyze yourself. If you want a wider viewing area than the typical web cam provides, stand in front of a mirror and aim your camera at the mirror. :) I think 2 other items should be added to the list: have someone else listen to you, and video tape yourself. Yesterday, my husband was creating a video for his customers and he filled it with a lot of ums. I was able to catch him and just gently remind him of his fillers. He stopped recording, regrouped and rerecorded.

Speaking of video taping, that is one more way to help clear yourself of fillers. So many of us have webcams and those are a great tools for being able to analyze yourself. If you want a wider viewing area than the typical web cam provides, stand in front of a mirror and aim your camera at the mirror. :)

]]> By: R. Mark Moore http://barbaragiamanco.com/2009/06/26/get-rid-of-those-pesky-ums-uhs-and-2/comment-page-1/#comment-478 R. Mark Moore Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:29:06 +0000 http://barbaragiamanco.com/?p=1079#comment-478 That's a... well... you know... good post. I think I'll mosey over to Joan's blog and well... you know.. tell her. Sorry. I couldn't resist. That’s a… well… you know… good post. I think I’ll mosey over to Joan’s blog and well… you know.. tell her. Sorry. I couldn’t resist.

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