The New York Times interviewed me for an article entitled, "Um, Uh, Like Call In the Speech Coach". We discussed how non-words, or fillers, can rob you of credibility as a public speaker and diminish your executive presence, especially during media interviews. I've recently discovered there is a new "um" creeping into our presentations ... Watch this video to learn how this new word is infiltrating the public speaking world.
http://ow.ly/iwdGQ -- "Um, Uh, Like Call In the Speech Coach" on the NYTimes website http://diresta.com -- A new filler word is infiltrating the public speaking world. Filler words rob you of credibility whether you're speaking over the phone, in person, one-to-one, in a meeting, or in front of a crowd.