Quote Originally Posted by Gray Jester View Post
My understanding is that it's actually better to flat out pause, if it's for the amount of time people mostly 'ummm', because it builds tension if you do it right, making your audience more interested in you. On the other hand, it'd be better to 'umm' then pause for enough time to actually gather your thoughts, it's more the small brainfarts that I was addressing, not the "ummmmm...........", just the short 'um', and 'ah'.
True...I don't habitually do that, so it didn't really occur to me.