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He says "uh" and "um" so many times you'd swear he was French.



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The last United States president said uh and um approximately 27.534 times as many times as Obama does during speeches.



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actually im more anoyed when he says "listen" ..... that just makes him sound like a duche



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sethnintendo said:
Yea, Bush was terrible also. I guess we can't get a President recently that can actually speak decently without the aid of a teleprompter.

Reagan says hi.

 



Most people say "uh" and "um" a lot when they talk. It's somehow seen as more intelligent to do that than pause for a brief amount of time to collect your thoughts.



halogamer1989 said:
sethnintendo said:
Yea, Bush was terrible also. I guess we can't get a President recently that can actually speak decently without the aid of a teleprompter.

Reagan says hi.

 

Come on halogamer...Reagan used a teleprompter all the time it did not write any of his own speeches.  To claim otherwise is just wrong.  Does that make him a bad President?  No, who gives a shit.  Its a teleprompter.

 



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halogamer1989 said:
sethnintendo said:
Yea, Bush was terrible also. I guess we can't get a President recently that can actually speak decently without the aid of a teleprompter.

Reagan says hi.

 

Yeah, real recent.

It's all part of Obama's cadence. Yeah, they tell you not to in Public Speaking 101, but since when have those been the definitive rules for everyone ever? Develop your own style.



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Words Of Wisdom said:
Most people say "uh" and "um" a lot when they talk. It's somehow seen as more intelligent to do that than pause for a brief amount of time to collect your thoughts.

 

Well I think it's also used as a space filler so that people know that you plan to continue talking, and you're still thinking the conversation out. It seems to flow a lot easier than random, inconsistent pauses in your speech.

 

At least, that's what I've thought of.