Speak No Umm, Hear No Umm, See No Umm

Do you have a case of the Umm's?

Those tiny words that sneak their way into your presentation. It might be an “Umm”, an “Ahh “or even a “So” (which is my filler word of choice).

Do you really need to be sweating them though? Do filler words completely undermine your credibility? Do they hurt your presentation? Are you losing clients or sales because of them?

My friend, Gavin McMahon, at Make a Powerful Point asked me and 3 other speech coaches about what to do about filler words.

The Umm Word

Our answers are diverse, and each contains some great tips for slaying the dreaded Umm word. Plus, you get to see me as a cartoon! Sweet!

Do you have a great trick for minimizing your filler words? Let me know in the comment section below.