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How to Improve Your Communication Skills

如何改善人际交流能力

Get Rid of Unnecessary Conversation Fillers

去除不必要的会话用语

Um's and ah's do little to improve your speech or everyday conversations.

“恩”，“啊”对于改善你的演讲或每天的对话来说作用不大。

Cut them out to be more persuasive and feel or appear more confident.

把它们去掉能更有说服力，能让你看起来更加自信。

One way is to start keeping track of when you say words like "um" or "like."

一种方式是观察自己说“恩”或“啊”的时刻。

You could also try taking your hands out of your pockets or simply relaxing and pausing before you speak.

你也可以试着把你的手从口袋里拿出来，或在说话前简单地放松和暂停一下。

Those silences seem more awkward to you than they do to others, trust us.

相信我们，在那些沉默的时刻，你其实比他们要更尴尬。

【知识点津】

cut out 省掉；删掉；切掉；删除

例句：

The curtains were half drawn to cut out the sunlight.

窗帘拉上了一半以遮挡阳光。

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