Tired of filler sounds and words like: "like", "you know", "I mean", "okay", "so", "actually", "basically", and "right?" Try this technique and get rid of them within a week! Select a (preferably) incoherent or weird response and use it as a ‘subtle’ reminder each time yourself or someone else engages in the unwanted behaviour. Examples include nose scrunching or other facial tics, yapping, flamenco dancing or any strange and irrelevant behaviour you can think of. Beep! One of my academic colleagues developed a cursing habit during his 18-month military service. I helped him get out of it by ... honking. I ‘Beeped’ every time he used an abusive word. The heavier the swearing, the more ‘e’s I used: ‘Beeeep!’ At first, he was annoyed; then, he found it funny. After a short period, every time he uttered an insulting word he would smirk and honk on his own, interrupting his sentence in the middle. The same technique worked very well in the case of young Emma, who started using filler words, you know, the ones young people develop and use these days as ‘verbal crutches.’ To help her improve the way she communicates and presents herself, I beeped each time she used filler phrases such as ‘like’ and ‘you know.’ The only problem was that to get back at me, Emma started beeping each time I pronounced an English word in my heavy Greek accent ... No honking against Greek accents after 8 pm!
Kids enjoy playing and using the drill against each other. I suggest you try it too. It works! Excerpt from "Prince to Frog ... and vice versa.: Applied psychological techniques to change yourself - or others." Περί βίας, ηθικής, ανορθολογισμού κλπ. Συστάσεις για ενέργειες και παρεμβάσεις. Γιατι ... "Αν συνεχίσουμε να κάνουμε ότι κάναμε, θα συνεχίσουμε να παίρνουμε ότι παίρναμε."
Μια συνέντευξη με τον εξαιρετικό Giorgo Toula. https://parallaximag.gr/featured/angelos-rodafinos-megalytero-provlima-apo-tin-krisi-einai-elleipsi-aksion-kai-ithikis Όσοι συμφωνείτε, παρακαλώ μοιραστείτε το κείμενο και υποσχεθείτε: «Θα γίνω ενεργός πολίτης και επαγγελματίας φασαριατζής. Θα μιλάω και θα υπενθυμίζω – με αγάπη – στους συμπολίτες μου να κάνουν το σωστό». Μπράβο σας! Do you need to:
Use one or more of the following (free) tools:
Enjoy - and share this post if you find it useful! Dr Ro Use the power of speech recognition to type emails, write blog posts, send messages in Slack and in any site that contains a text box.
1. Go to the Chrome Web Store and install the Chrome Extension "Voice in Voice typing." 2. When a window pops open, allow access to your microphone. 3. Place the cursor on any box on any site, where you want the text to appear. 3. Select your dictation language. 4. Start talking (slowly and clearly). Enjoy - and share this post if you find it useful! Dr Ro Why type when you can speak? Save time with 4 simple steps.
1. Go to the Chrome Web Store and install the Chrome Extension "Dictation for Gmail." 2. Compose a new Gmail message. 3. Place the cursor where you want the text to appear. 3. Click the microphone icon at the bottom of the window. (Select among several languages clicking the drop down menu next to the microphone). 4. Start talking (slowly and clearly). Enjoy - and share this post if you find it useful! Dr Ro |
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