DECA States 2016

[Guest Post By: Matt C] March – the time of the year for students to compete in the DECA State competition. Whether it was the series events, or it was the presentations that people have prepared for a long time in advance, people found what they wanted to do. For the competition I competed in,…

DECA Hall of Fame Breakfast

DECA Breakfast | February 2015 | Bridgewater Banquet Center Guest post by Matt C This is the day that many people look forward to, whether it is for the food or if it is for the people that you will meet, it always brings a smile to everyone’s face. This year was the 19th annual DECA…

Ummm…. uh…..

Why do we use speech fillers?   We most commonly use them at the beginning of a thought and in transition to a new one.  We are conditioned to answer questions promptly, so the utterance comes out before your brain has had time to think about what to say. Research shows that English speakers will…