July 12, 2009

Slow down!

Fellow speaker,

To help yourself slow down and be more deliberate in your presentation, read your speech out loud and:
  • Pause one second at a comma
  • Pause two seconds at the end of a sentence
  • Pause three seconds after a paragraph
To help you count your pauses, count "One Mississppi" for each second of your pause.

Practicing pauses,

Tim