Comments on: Speaking of blogging and, um, stuff http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/10/05/speaking-of-blogging-and-um-stuff/ Same old blog, brand new place Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:14:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Doc Searls http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/10/05/speaking-of-blogging-and-um-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-91670 Doc Searls Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:37:08 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/10/05/speaking-of-blogging-and-um-stuff/#comment-91670 Hey, Lisa. Good advice. I've tried it before, but maybe I'll go for a three-day regime and see how it works out. Hey, Lisa. Good advice. I’ve tried it before, but maybe I’ll go for a three-day regime and see how it works out.

]]> By: Lisa Gates http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/10/05/speaking-of-blogging-and-um-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-91646 Lisa Gates Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:38:19 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/10/05/speaking-of-blogging-and-um-stuff/#comment-91646 A little prescriptive for the umms, from your actor-has-been friend: when you feel an um coming on, pause and breathe (which means saying nothing, and that may be difficult :-). Your mouth needs to catch up to your mind in most cases, and umm acts as a bridge or filler while you think. Honestly, it um doesn't take um long to break. Three days of conscious attention and you'll knock it. A little prescriptive for the umms, from your actor-has-been friend: when you feel an um coming on, pause and breathe (which means saying nothing, and that may be difficult :-) .

Your mouth needs to catch up to your mind in most cases, and umm acts as a bridge or filler while you think. Honestly, it um doesn’t take um long to break. Three days of conscious attention and you’ll knock it.

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