One thing I have found plaguing my lectures is the attention-leaching verbal pauses, ums and uhs, that swarm in at the moments when I have a senior moment or feel uncomfortable with silence. However, I know that such verbal pauses can be very distracting. Therefore, I thought I’d share a list of tips from lifehack.org. This list consists of 12 tips to help with this.

Why should you check out this article, titled How to Cut Crutch Words When Giving a Speech?

Here is how reading this article will help you:

• Give speeches
• Interview well
• Propose to your future wife
• Sound more intelligent
• The list goes on….

Here are just two of the tips:

1. Avoid them in Conversation - You speak all the time. Watch your crutch words when chatting with friends and family. If it helps on stage it will help in a conversation. Plus you`ll get far more practice.
2. Get a Counter - If your giving an important speech, get a friend to count the amount of times you utter an um or ah. Keeping numbers makes you highly aware of when your using these speech-killers.

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