Comments on: Watch Your Mouth: Persuasive Oration http://www.maxpersuasion.com/watch-your-mouth-persuasive-oration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=watch-your-mouth-persuasive-oration A school dedicated to Mastering the Art of Persuasion Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:10:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Gilles http://www.maxpersuasion.com/watch-your-mouth-persuasive-oration/#comment-123 Gilles Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:59:39 +0000 http://maxpersuasion.com/blog/watch-your-mouth-persuasive-oration/#comment-123 Hi Kenrick: As always very interesting topic even though it is about not saying anything useful. As an alternate to 'um' I am training myself to say something like "Let me see" or "Let me think a moment". I think a pause allows you to have a moment to think about what you are going to say. For people, like myself, coming up with answers on the spur of the moment often requires some mental search. Gilles http://themeaningisyou.com Hi Kenrick:
As always very interesting topic even though it is about not saying anything useful. As an alternate to ‘um’ I am training myself to say something like “Let me see” or “Let me think a moment”.
I think a pause allows you to have a moment to think about what you are going to say.
For people, like myself, coming up with answers on the spur of the moment often requires some mental search.

Gilles
http://themeaningisyou.com

]]> By: Jack Ford http://www.maxpersuasion.com/watch-your-mouth-persuasive-oration/#comment-122 Jack Ford Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:10:39 +0000 http://maxpersuasion.com/blog/watch-your-mouth-persuasive-oration/#comment-122 Hey Kenrick, Quote: "My suggestion this week: pay attention to the way you talk. See how many ums, uhs, false starts, stumbles, gaffes and blunders you make verbally." Excellent suggestion. I learned to be cognizant of those errors when I used to attend my local Toastmaster's meetings. I improved quickly. Here's one tactic that has worked for me and it can work for your readers too who might need some help : Pay your spouse/friend/business partner $10 for every one of those errors you make. If you're not comfortable with it, then just record yourself and listen for those errors. You'll become aware of them and improve almost overnight. Warmly, Jack Hey Kenrick,

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“My suggestion this week: pay attention to the way you talk. See how many ums, uhs, false starts, stumbles, gaffes and blunders you make verbally.”

Excellent suggestion. I learned to be cognizant of those errors when I used to attend my local Toastmaster’s meetings. I improved quickly.

Here’s one tactic that has worked for me and it can work for your readers too who might need some help : Pay your spouse/friend/business partner $10 for every one of those errors you make. If you’re not comfortable with it, then just record yourself and listen for those errors. You’ll become aware of them and improve almost overnight.

Warmly,
Jack

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