Personal Learning Goal by Claire Fries https://padlet.com/claire_fries/4gj7qjns99qy I want on improve my use of verbal fillers inside and outside of the classroom. en-us 2018-06-20 02:48:07 UTC 2025-12-23 10:53:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Tips to eliminate verbal fillers in public speaking claire_fries https://padlet.com/claire_fries/4gj7qjns99qy/wish/267886463 Even students at Harvard struggle with verbal fillers...]]> 2018-06-20 02:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_fries/4gj7qjns99qy/wish/267886463 Why do we use verbal fillers? claire_fries https://padlet.com/claire_fries/4gj7qjns99qy/wish/267887011 Here is an interesting article on the research behind the rationale for verbal fillers in the society of English language speakers. ]]> 2018-06-20 02:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_fries/4gj7qjns99qy/wish/267887011 Do I REALLY do that? claire_fries https://padlet.com/claire_fries/4gj7qjns99qy/wish/267887395 This is a video of Teacher Education students trying not to use verbal fillers. It is a lot harder than one thinks!]]> 2018-06-20 03:02:56 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_fries/4gj7qjns99qy/wish/267887395 How do I fix this? claire_fries https://padlet.com/claire_fries/4gj7qjns99qy/wish/267887779 Here is Professor David Erickson of Stetson University teaching students how to eliminate their verbal fillers.]]> 2018-06-20 03:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_fries/4gj7qjns99qy/wish/267887779 Strategies I found to best help me accomplish my goal... claire_fries https://padlet.com/claire_fries/4gj7qjns99qy/wish/267888825 Identify how often the fillers are being used. 
Slow down when speaking. 
Do NOT be afraid of silence.
Make eye contact with the audience.
Rehersal can ease nerves that contribute to the use of verbal fillers.
Practice chunking while speaking. 
Speak with authority in your voice.
RELAX. 
Eliminate run-on sentences within your speech.
]]> 2018-06-20 03:17:49 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_fries/4gj7qjns99qy/wish/267888825 Can verbal fillers be beneficial? claire_fries https://padlet.com/claire_fries/4gj7qjns99qy/wish/267889160 This is a scholarly journal article about the STRENGTHS in teaching verbal fillers to foreign language students. It is an interesting perspective on a typically negative aspect of speech. ]]> 2018-06-20 03:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_fries/4gj7qjns99qy/wish/267889160 Mind Map claire_fries https://padlet.com/claire_fries/4gj7qjns99qy/wish/267890595 2018-06-20 03:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/claire_fries/4gj7qjns99qy/wish/267890595