How to Break a Bad Speaking Habit

A speaking coach I know says 95% of her clients talk too fast. Which is a pretty understandable reaction to the often surreal experience of getting up in front of a bunch of people to speak.

But talking too quickly makes it harder for your audience to understand you. And your key points don’t “land” the way they should — the audience doesn’t have time to process them.

So to break this (and any other) bad speaking habit I recommend a technique whose name I completely made up but which is based...