AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
2min chapter
#630 - Valerie Fridland - Why Is Everyone Saying ‘Like’ and ‘Um’ All The Time?
Modern Wisdom
The Effect of Silent Pauses on Comprehension
The difference between using um and uh versus just having silence? You know, that's an interesting question. And certainly it's been studied. In some cases they can take silent pauses as greater signal signals of anxiety than when someone filled their pause with uh or um. But on the flip side, silent pauses are sometimes better in a context like giving a presentation.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode