SPEAKERS, AVOID ‘SAME, SAME’ WORDS

Variation in speech delivery is essential. It can be easy to fall into habits that are established almost unconsciously.

This often relates to the commencement of sentences, where answers to questions are provided.

A typical response is an answer with the sentence commencing with the word “look”. If this becomes a habit, listeners won’t listen for the reply; Rather, they listen for “look”.

“Now look”  can, in the same way, be an everlasting sentence beginning.   “So” is another

The list goes on. Be careful when phrasing answers so as not to fall into this repetitive habit