Vocalized pause

Term explanation  •  Category Communication

Definition and meaning

A vocalized pause means the pause when the silence between words is filled by the speaker with vocalizations like "um", "uh" and "er".

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The blog post about notes in PowerPoint explains, among other things, how best to use notes during a presentation. This way you can avoid vocalised pauses.

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Other glossary terms

Vocal distractions

In vocal distractions filler words like um, er, and you know are used during a pause.

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An information presentation is created when no solution is currently available. Facts, data and figures or study results are presented and current processes are described.

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An e-lecture is a lecture that is held online. Many schools and universities offer e-lectures as technical opportunities improve.

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The Slide Sorter view in PowerPoint shows thumbnails of all your slides in horizontal rows.The view is useful for applying global changes to several slides at once. Also it's useful for deleting and rearranging slides.

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