The problem of people using and or as other verbal tics has been around a long time as there have been
a lot of solutions and a lot of well-meaning people at organizations stop that.
Have you ever seen someone do this.
I have and it makes it even more nerve racking.
Someone trying to be helpful sits in the back of the room and has a Dell.
When you say oh this he's awful now.
I love the folks at Toastmasters.
It's a great organization.
I recommend my clients go to Toastmasters.
But there's one thing I really don't like and don't think is effective with Toastmasters is that in
many chapters Either that or they'll take a knife and hit a glass and a ringing sound and they'll count
every single little.
To me this is counterproductive it gets someone focusing on the arms not delivering actual information
when you're speaking.
You want to focus on your ideas coming alive being interesting and engaging to the people or the person
you're speaking to.
You don't want to be sitting back thinking oh please please please don't.
Oh I've done it again.
So I beg you don't count on it.
While you're speaking if you want to record it and do it after that's fine.
Don't let anyone else do this.
Don't be aware of it as you're speaking when you're speaking.
You need to speak.