Ummm, Verbal Tics

I am back after a refreshing break so now it is time for the home stretch of 2008.  I have to start with something light from JustSell.com – sales words: uh, verbal tics can be annoying, so…  The article is a provides a great insight into a common problem (my editing): Verbal tics are words and phrases we use habitually, and sometimes, unconsciously. They’re the clutter in our speech that makes us sound less attentive, prepared, and intelligent than we want to sound. JustSell’s top 7 most aggravating verbal tics… uh um like you know I mean so (especially when used at the end of an unfinished sentence) well We… Read More

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