New York Mag notes how some NYC pol has improved her public speaking:
No ums. No uh-uhs. Direct eye contact.
Note: the emphasis on delivery, on "slick" = improvement. Note: none of the old school Greeks or Romans noted pause fillers or their absence.
Want to know where this aesthetic of umlessness comes from? Read Chapter Five of Um...
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hi Michael,
for a different view of how much pause filling was noted by old school Greeks see:
http://www.specgram.com/Babel.I.2/07.sriyatha.greek.html
which, having struggled mightily with Greek particles when I was in school, came across as completely cathartic to me.
Posted by Stefano Bertolo | April 19, 2007 9:40 AM
Posted on April 19, 2007 09:40