Here's how I broke the bad speaking habit of saying 'uh' and 'um' all the time

When we fall back on the same words during a speech, the audience senses it right away. People start to think, "He's really doing that a lot. Kind of annoying." What's "that?" A distracting tic or habit. For example: -Too much hand gesturing-On the flip side, standing motionless like a stone-Going on too long with no idea the audience is bored Today, I will focus on a more widespread public speaking hiccup: the use of the words "uh" and "um." Yes, we're all guilty of the two verbal crutches...