What is some of your Pet Peeve's

[JRH02]

My cousin used that phrase so many times in our last phone converaation that I finally ended it and hung up so that I could scream.

My brother does that, ending every other sentence with ..."and stuff" and stuff like that. (wink).

I have had a pet peeve for filler words that mean nothing. For me the worst is 'f***in' this, 'f***en' that and more because I have to actively listen and filter closely to make out what they are saying. A Dale Carnegie course fixed me of filler words when I heard a recording of a presentation I delivered to the class. They were kind but tough. That was 45 years ago and it still takes work, ya know?.

 

[Oaktree]

My brother does that, ending every other sentence with ..."and stuff" and stuff like that. (wink).

I have had a pet peeve for filler words that mean nothing. For me the worst is 'f***in' this, 'f***en' that and more because I have to actively listen and filter closely to make out what they are saying. A Dale Carnegie course fixed me of filler words when I heard a recording of a presentation I delivered to the class. They were kind but tough. That was 45 years ago and it still takes work, ya know?.

And you bring up a very good point. Most, if not all of us have vocal or other crutches that we're not even aware of doing. Easy to pick up on with others, with ourselves not so much.
This was rather starkly brought to my attention when I was in my 20s with a p/t job as a weekend DJ. Aircheck review sessions with the program director could be quite enlightening in that regard!

 

[kenmbz]

My company many years ago let me attend a course where you do presentations in front of a camera and then review it.
I learned how to be aware of not only my pauses, but also hand (really bad at the time) and body movements.
You could probably do it at home, but it certainly helped me a lot later in my career when I would be presenting in town halls in front of a real camera to hundreds of people in multiple countries.

Worst one and one of my peeves is the monotone presenter.
Look at the audience, if they are squirming , you might want to liven up the discussion a bit or bring audience members into the discussion, or you could just put them to sleep.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I have a friend, a great mechanic but ends every sentence with "and all like that".
The strangest thing a few years ago a guy leak-down tested our propane system. All was well, but everything he said he incorporated the word "wise" into it. "I put the guage-wise on your propane line making sure all of the pilots were off-wise, checked the pressure-wise with the tank valve off and left it over night-wise."

 

[masseyrider]

I have a friend, a great mechanic but ends every sentence with "and all like that".
The strangest thing a few years ago a guy leak-down tested our propane system. All was well, but everything he said he incorporated the word "wise" into it. "I put the guage-wise on your propane line making sure all of the pilots were off-wise, checked the pressure-wise with the tank valve off and left it over night-wise."

Sounds like one of the office managers from The Apartment movie. October wise.

 

[JRH02]

night-wise

Likewise, I find that habit unusual.

 

[Jstpssng]

Look at the audience, if they are squirming , you might want to liven up the discussion a bit or bring audience members into the discussion, or you could just put them to sleep

On giving talks in general I heard ;
"If they keep checking their watches, it's time to start wrapping it up.
If they look at their watch, take it off and shake it incredulously you've been talking too long.

 

[bcp]

Bruce

 

[tradosaurus]

My company many years ago let me attend a course where you do presentations in front of a camera and then review it.
I learned how to be aware of not only my pauses, but also hand (really bad at the time) and body movements.
You could probably do it at home, but it certainly helped me a lot later in my career when I would be presenting in town halls in front of a real camera to hundreds of people in multiple countries.

Worst one and one of my peeves is the monotone presenter.
Look at the audience, if they are squirming , you might want to liven up the discussion a bit or bring audience members into the discussion, or you could just put them to sleep.

 

[Gem99ultra]

Public speakers make me want to vomit. Even on national news, the commentator throws in a 'uhh' or an 'ah' every third word. They're supposed to be professional speakers, but they sound like amatuers. Makes me want to just change channels - which is exactly uhhhh what I do.

My next gripe is those public speakers that read thier statements in 3 word groups. They'll throw out 3 words, pause, and then send 3 more. Do they think we the public can't mentally handle more than 3 words at a time?