The problem of people using an arms or other verbal tics has been around a long time. And there have been a lot of solutions and a lot of well meaning people at organizations stop that. Have you ever seen someone do this I have and it makes it even more nerve wracking. someone trying to be helpful, sits in the back of the room and raises a bell when you say are these awful? Now, I love the folks that Toastmasters it's a great organization. I recommend my clients go to Toastmasters.

But there's one thing I really don't like and don't think as effective with Toastmasters is that in many chapters, they either ring a bell or they'll take a knife and hit a glass and a ringing sound, and they'll count every single little two To me, this is counterproductive. It gets someone focusing on the arms, not delivering actual information when you're speaking. You want to focus on your ideas, coming alive, being interesting and engaging to the people or the person you're speaking to. You don't want to be sitting back thinking, Oh, please, please, please don't let Oh, I've done it again. So I beg you Don't count your as arms while you're speaking. If you want to record it, and do it after that's fine.

Don't let anyone else do this. Don't be aware of it. As you're speaking when you're speaking. You need to speak