re: #368 Obdicut

A poor friend of mine at work would have been promoted already if he didn’t have weak voice and say “um” after every word.

I don’t know how to help someone like that; he says “um” because he’s nervous and then he’s nervous because he’s saying “um”.

practice. if he really wants to get past it, he should both record himself speaking and videotape himself. video is especially helpful because speaking on camera can induce nervousness too, and it’s harnessing/overcoming the nervous energy which needs to be rehearsed.

(ex-actor here…i’d still be acting if i could make a decent living at it)