How to Stop Saying “Um,” “Ah,” and “You Know”
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the optimum frequency is about one filler per minute we use “um” and “ah” to hold onto the “conversational floor” as we are planning what we are going to say next, with “ah” signaling a short delay and “um” signaling a longer delay. turn this weakness into a strength by replacing fillers with pauses
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- the optimum frequency is about one filler per minute
- we use “um” and “ah” to hold onto the “conversational floor” as we are planning what we are going to say next, with “ah” signaling a short delay and “um” signaling a longer delay.
- turn this weakness into a strength by replacing fillers with pauses.
- Great public speakers often pause for two to three seconds or even longer.
- we tend to think faster than we speak
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