10 annoying habits that undermine good speeches

In my blog posts about how to create and give great presentations, I sometimes focus on the big, fatal issues that kill great public speaking.
This time, I'm looking at pet peeves. None of these is career-threatening; they're just infelicities, minor annoyances and tics. (Please feel free to weigh
in with yours in the comments.)
1. Starting a speech with throat-clearing.That's the tendency many speakers have to start with lame attempts to connect with the audience. "It's great to see everyone h