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SYSK Choice: The Secrets to Speaking With Confidence & Valuable Food Safety Tips

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What Are Ums and A's?

Some ums and a's are fine because they're marking thinking space in conversation. But as you say in the kind of formal broadcast or performance space, actually it is slightly less conversational. So it's better to have nice short sentences and to honor a pause. Your pauses are beautiful. And the thing that people don't do in their pauses is breathe. If you say a sentence and then close your mouth and breathe, take in a lovely relaxed in-breath,.Your brain gets a lovely rush of oxygen, which helps you think. It's funny. I once did a show for BBC Radio 4 on ums anda's and they didn't edit them out. How many

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