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💡 Pause more, 'um' less:

When speaking, use the power of the pause.

I've noticed that people speaking in a second language quite often say 'ummmmm' or 'errrrrrr' in between words (which is understandable).

HOWEVER - the next time you are trying to remember that forgotten word... instead of saying 'ummmmmmmmmm' - just pause.

Stop talking for 5 seconds whilst you think of what it is you want to say.

✅ This achieves 2 things:

1) It makes you sound more fluent and confident - happy days👍

2) It prevents you from getting flustered, and therefore making a mistake, then getting more flustered, then saying 'ummmmmm' more, and so on, and so on, and so on (creating a vicious circle)... 😅

Try it the next time you're speaking in English - instead of 'ummmmmmm' - just pause.

📚 Vocab used:

- Happy days (idiom) = A British expression used to show happiness or satisfaction 🙂

- Flustered (adj) = Nervous, confused, or unable to think clearly, often due to stress 😵

- Vicious cycle (noun) = A situation where one problem causes another, making the original problem worse 😑

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