To sound professional and confident, avoid speaking this way. 7 TIPS

Hi, Lisa. Thanks for having me on the channel again. I love your work and community and I'm honored to be a part of it.

I like the silent breath tip. I noticed in this video nobody said "um" or "uh" during a pause but instead took a quick breath. When giving a presentation or speech, those pauses can feel excruciatingly long to the speaker but really they're hardly noticeable to the audience because they also need some time to register/process what you've just said.

I think a large problem why so many people are “verbose” is because in school you have to have so many paragraphs... so people start adding random lines to meet that quota and that translates over to our speaking I believe. Awesome video!!

I’m 45 years old, spoken English all my life. I wished I had English teachers like this in school. Thank you for the lesson. 🤙🏻

I’m 74 yo, living in the USA for 22 years, always learning English by myself. How I’d like to have met you before, Lisa! In the last 2 weeks my vocabulary has improved and my pronunciation sounds a lot more better. Thank you so much!!!

DON'TS 1. Don't be verbose 2. Avoid filler words (ex "kind of like"- in the wrong context) 3. Avoid side particles unless necessary(ex. basically, technically, actually) 4. Avoid disclaimers unless necessary (a statement that decreases the value of what a person is saying) DO: Practice by saying "period" or "pause" in your head. Or take a silent breath when you are tempted to use fillers

I found this video very useful. However, based on my experience in a professional environment, most people use complicated phrases instead of their concise counterpart to sound professional

I was told I sounded angry when I’m concise on work emails. Always got straight to the point without using smiley faces at the end of a sentence.

Communication is an art essentially. These tips can not be cut and paste in our own context. Sometimes a bit of fillers can dilute the tension of the conversation, sometimes disclaimer can soften the hearts of audiences. I believe eventually we will find the sweet spot to be a balanced and effective communicator by trials and errors.

To be sincerely honest in my humble opinion without being sentimental and of course, without offending anyone who thinks differently from my opinion but rather looking into serious mater with perspective distinction and without condemning anyone's point of view, i honestly think and believe that i have nothing to say.

"Be careful who you imitate" is great advice. Thank you

I am so glad to meet you here Lisa. Your lessons are absolutely useful for English learners as I am a foreigner. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. Will follow up with you every day if I have a chance.

Thirty years ago, when I started writing, I read "How To Write Plain English," by Rudolph Flesch. Over the years, I've become a good editor and writer because of what I learned through his book. What you've shared is compatible. Thanks!

it's not all about wording.. it's about how you say things, the tone of the voice, the rhythm, the charisma, the personality, the way you use even 'unnecessary'' words to create a tension or an atmosphere, the sincerity, the knowledge behind what you are trying to communicate. Does everybody think they can become amazing speakers just adjusting a couple of words here and there? good luck with that!

I love how straight forward and to the point she is. Not going on all kinds of rabbit trails about why it’s important to use this language.

I have seen the exact same things with my clients, where they use too many words to express their message and it undermines the force of the message, especially in pitches. I was working with a client the other day and we took out a lot of words like 'I think', 'basically', and 'quite', etc. to deliver her idea with stronger conviction. This is especially important in a pitch, where you have to convince in a short time and show that you're confident in what you're pitching! The pause tip is good too, because you can use it for dramatic effect in addition to giving your audience time to take in your message.

Thank you for making this available for people like me. I was just expressing my frustration to my son yesterday because I am not confident during our meetings at work. This is very helpful.

One of my teachers advised me to keep the sentences (in writing) short and simple. This made a huge difference in my writing, both at work and university.

Thank you so much for these seven tips, madam! I learned that I am a verbose speaker. Through this vlog, I do reminded to be better and "sound" knowledgeable. Much love!

Highly appreciated Lisa's lesson which is really helpful for me. And Thanks for your introduction/interview with other teachers/native speakers. Those are wonderful.