“Hey there. One of my largest pet peeves as an audience member, I have to admit, is a platform speaker who does not have his or her ‘ums’ or ‘ahs’ under control. Sure, these involuntary ‘placeholder,’ ‘filler,’ or ‘bridge’ noises are understandable in their way. However, in my opinion, one of the hallmarks of a professional teacher, trainer, or public speaker is that his or her speech just f-l-o-w-s as naturally as possible, and is relatively or completely free from extraneous filler words. In this blog post I will share a technique that has helped me to solve this problem.”

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