Qiaochu_Yuan comments on Four Tips for Public Speaking - Less Wrong

39 Post author: palladias 15 April 2013 02:56PM

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Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 16 April 2013 07:18:03AM 0 points [-]

Thanks for writing this! Re: 2, I don't think I've ever really thought about how I'm going to end something I say when I say it, and that might be why I occasionally end up trailing off quietly at the end of y'know...

Comment author: satt 16 April 2013 09:26:57PM 0 points [-]

Which reminds me of another tip: avoid repeating "y'know" and filler tics like those over & over. (David Cross, i'm looking at you.)