Manag. Comm DB 3

Read the following Harvard Business Review article:  

Shapira, A. (2019, August 26).  Why filler words like “um” and “ah” are actually useful.  Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from  https://hbr.org/2019/08/why-filler-words-like-um-and-ah-are-actually-useful (Links to an external site.)

Based on this week’s assigned readings as well as your academic and professional experience, post a discussion entry (between 250 and 350 words in length)  addressing the following questions.

· React to the author’s premise. 

· Do disfluencies during a business presentation distract you?  Why or why not? 

· Do you think that you use filler words when presenting?  If so, how do you feel about that? 

· Have you ever tried to overcome the problem?  If so, how and do you think your presentation skills improved? 

· What advice would you give to somebody who reports to you if they used too many filler words? 

· What would you do if your manager overused filler words?  Would you mention it to that manager?