Tag: improvement

Enough of “umm, you know, like, and right”: reduce filler words for greater impact.

In every presentation skills class, at least one participant asks how to get around their tendency to use filler words. Also known as “crutches” and “disfluencies”, they are words  like “umm”, “you know,” “like”, “ I think”, and “right?”.

While there is nothing wrong with the occasional verbal filler,  especially because it can make the speaker more relatable, excessive use of fillers is usually a sign of  inexperience and nerves, and their effect can be both distracting and even irritating.

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Is Your Relationship with YOURSELF a Help or a Hindrance?

Is Your Relationship with YOURSELF a Help or a Hindrance?

Isn’t it fascinating that while so much goes right, our minds will still focus on the one thing that doesn’t? If you are anything like me, you chastise yourself endlessly when things don’t go perfectly.

That’s what happened to me recently, when a guest I had booked left the CNN set just just before his second interview. It turned out his phone was off, and he hadn’t seen my texts giving him his updated schedule.

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New York Greater Impact Event Photos

Greater Impact headed to New York City and the group that gathered was great. Even CNN’s business correspondent Ali Velshi showed up. Here are some pics from the event. Be sure to keep up with www.nadiaspeaks.com and friend us on facebook for updates on the coming Greater Impact events. Happy networking!