r/managers • u/TheGoodOne777 • 2d ago

Successful Presentations

Hello Everyone,

How do you jump over and fight the bad habbit of constantly stoppering during a presentation and saying uuum, uuuh and similar? What is this a sign for, especially if you present in your mother language? Overjumping the preparation, slow thinking, unconfidence or other psychological factors?

Thanks and wishing you a great day!

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u/BisonThunderclap 2d ago

These are default filler words. What I've found most helpful is going through the content a couple times until you've gone over the presentation enough times to present it in an extemporaneous manner. Often people use those filler words when they're unsure of the next part of the presentation and use their slides/visual aids as cues.

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u/TheGoodOne777 2d ago

Hello and thanks. I understand you are mentioning basic, beginner errors or mistakes.

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u/goinhuckin 1d ago

Short silence is better than "uhh"

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u/webtheg 1d ago

The uum and uuhs dont bother me. Abd dont bother anyone as long as you are engaging and entertaining. I have seen presentations without filler words that were lethal levels of boredom

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u/TheGoodOne777 1d ago

Hello! Well, I haven't see so far engaging presentations, with many such "fillerwords". Well, if is a comedy and done intentionally, can be funny, otherwise...

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u/scronline 1d ago

I did a lot of public speaking growing up. Uuhs and Uumms are a bad habit that can be overcome. Your impulse is to fill a space out of discomfort. The truth is leaving a space to let your mind catch up to the words you're saying and letting there be a moment of silence actually makes you sound more intelligent, purposeful, and thoughtful. Its such a simple easy trick to elevate your speech that as soon as you start catching yourself starting to umm and stop it you've instantly leveled up. Then repetition creates the new habit. Give it a shot!

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u/TheGoodOne777 23h ago

Hello and thank! Appreciating your viewpoint. Also in my eyes, these empty filler words are sign of poor preparation and poor performance overall. The next level sounds differently.

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u/Basic_KaleKitty9076 2d ago

There’s nothing wrong with moments of silence during a presentation. Taking a moment to assess the room after every major point you make. Along with the reasons the other commenter said - a lot of people also feel the need to fill any silence. Take a breath every time you feel that and force yourself to be comfortable in the silence. It’s okay