5 activities you can do at home to help you become a stronger public speaker

Make it a new goal that whenever you're talking to people on the phone or to someone that you live with, you stay conscious about how many times you use verbal tics and filler words (such as: umm, uhh, so, like, actually, etc.). This will help you pay attention to your word choice and the frequency of how many of these slips into your sentences. Want to get rid of them all together? Make eye contact when you speak. That'll help you focus and use less of these words. If you're talking on the phone, speak at a slower rate so you can control yourself when you're about to say the word um.