I love this article,…
https://decker.com/blog/pause-just-pause/
…Especially the third tip:
“Pause for a moment longer than you feel comfortable. Try pausing for 2 – 3 seconds. It might feel like an eternity to you, but it will sound perfectly normal to your audience.”
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