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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 472905"><p>This is amazing!!!<p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">"the "uhs" and "ums" that interrupt speech &#8212; among psychopaths. Nearly universal in speech, dysfluencies indicate that the speaker needs some time to think about what they are saying.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Read more: <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/10/24/spotting-psychopath-speech-patterns-give-them-away-scientists-say/?test=faces#ixzz1bnpIdq5d" target="_blank">How To Spot A Psychopath: Look For Speech Patterns, Scientists Say | Fox News</a>"</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Without getting into details or any political discussion...there was a candidate for a super important political office not all that long ago that use a LOT of uhs and ums and it really really bothered me. This person had/has a lot of experience in the private sector and in political life, so I didn't think he or she should not be well versed in public speaking (however, public speaking is not everyone's cup of tea). Anyway, it kind of bothered me and I hesitated to vote for the candidate partly because of this. It just didn't sit well with me. </p><p></p><p>I thought the idea of talking in the past and explaining things based on primary needs (mentioned in the article) was all very interesting.</p><p></p><p>Thank you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 472905"] This is amazing!!![LEFT][COLOR=#000000]"the "uhs" and "ums" that interrupt speech — among psychopaths. Nearly universal in speech, dysfluencies indicate that the speaker needs some time to think about what they are saying. Read more: [URL="http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/10/24/spotting-psychopath-speech-patterns-give-them-away-scientists-say/?test=faces#ixzz1bnpIdq5d"]How To Spot A Psychopath: Look For Speech Patterns, Scientists Say | Fox News[/URL]"[/COLOR][/LEFT] Without getting into details or any political discussion...there was a candidate for a super important political office not all that long ago that use a LOT of uhs and ums and it really really bothered me. This person had/has a lot of experience in the private sector and in political life, so I didn't think he or she should not be well versed in public speaking (however, public speaking is not everyone's cup of tea). Anyway, it kind of bothered me and I hesitated to vote for the candidate partly because of this. It just didn't sit well with me. I thought the idea of talking in the past and explaining things based on primary needs (mentioned in the article) was all very interesting. Thank you. [/QUOTE]
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