Pause to add emphasis

• Pauses in the wrong places can make you sound long-winded.
• Pauses in the right places makes you sound clear and concise.
• Good pauses emphasize your points and add a confident cadence.

The most precious things in speech are pauses. Ralph Richardson

Pause at the end of sentences

• Makes you confident.
• Lets listeners accepts and remember your message.
• Gives you a natural stopping place to end your talking turn.

Avoid mid-thought pauses

• Pauses in the middle make it drag.
• Sounds labored, long-winded even if you are using lots of words.

Pause to separate key ideas

• Like in your road maps to set up meetings and in presentation.
• And any time you are listing items.

**Recap:

Pause in the right place for clarity and emphasis

Take away ideas:

1. Pause at the end of sentences.
2. Avoid mid-thought pauses.
3. Pause to separate ideas in a list.