0492 – 15 - Pausing

2022.05.07 – 0492 – 15 - Pausing 15 - PausingPut pauses in different places - as you ‘search’ for the right word or phrase (just don’t make it too often). These may be silent, or vocalised (“errr”). I have heard (but been unable to verify) that Ira Glass the producer/presenter of the podcast “This American Life”, does not use commas or full stops/periods in his scripts … he uses ellipses. When you listen to him, he sounds as though he is talking and yet he’s actually reading … phrase to phrase to phrase. And with ellipses you can decide how long the pause should be: a beat, a pregnant pause or suspension before the final phrase…If it sounds as though you are reading an item, you are doing it wrong. You should sound as though you are telling a friend something of interest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.