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By: Using Filler Language in Presentations

Using Filler Language in Presentations — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:45:40 +0000

[...] Speakers and Presenters must nevertheless try and minimize using fillers. Use too many, and the audience will notice. Olivia Mitchell of the blog Speaking about Presenting has described an interesting technique to reduce filler words called ‘Chunking’ where she suggests breaking up the speech into short chunks. Read more about it here. [...]

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dameditors » Blog Archive » Presentation Sizzle — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:39:58 +0000

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By: dameditors » Blog Archive » Presentation Sizzle

dameditors » Blog Archive » Presentation Sizzle — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:08:16 +0000

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By: I speak too fast, how can I improve that? - Quora

I speak too fast, how can I improve that? - Quora — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:53:50 +0000

[...] way to do this is to speak in chunks of words with silence in between. See this post on my blog: http://speakingaboutpresenting.c…Insert a dynamic date hereView All 0 CommentsCannot add comment at this time. Add [...]

By: Kevin Kane

Kevin Kane — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 04:36:00 +0000

Jim Collins is a good “chunker.”

A good example is his narration in the audio-book edition of “Good to Great.”

By: How to Look Authoritative | MC2TALKS

How to Look Authoritative | MC2TALKS — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:41:10 +0000

[...] speakers often talk in a style of speaking I call “chunking”. They speak in short bursts of words with silence in between. A chunk of words can be a phrase or a [...]

By: presenting is secondnature » The Power of Pause

presenting is secondnature » The Power of Pause — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:54:10 +0000

[...] I was thrilled some time ago to read Olivia Mitchell’s post stating that you don’t need to slow down to be an effective presenter. here [...]

By: How Obama could eliminate his ums (and so could you) : Speaking about Presenting

How Obama could eliminate his ums (and so could you) : Speaking about Presenting — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:07:20 +0000

[...] else – something positive that you can do, as an alternative to um’ing. That alternative is chunking. Chunking is talking in short chunks of words with breaks in between the chunks. When you chunk you [...]

By: presenting is secondnature » The Power of Pause

presenting is secondnature » The Power of Pause — Mon, 11 May 2009 08:00:15 +0000

[...] I was thrilled to read Olivia Mitchell’s recent post stating that you don’t need to slow down to be an effective presenter. here [...]

By: Olivia Mitchell

Olivia Mitchell — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:11:06 +0000

Hi Todd

I’ve just found a video of a speaker chunking – but not reading from a script like Tony Blair. It’s Terry Hawkins who is a professional speaker from Australia. Here’s the link:
http://www.terryhawkins.com.au/terry_hawkins.php

It’s a promotional video so it’s not ideal – but you’ll definitely see the chunking in action.

Olivia