To Avoid Using Nonfluencies Such as Um, Uh, Like, or You

question 4

Multiple Choice

To avoid using nonfluencies such as um, uh, like, or you know, a speaker should:

• A) Pinch himself/herself whenever one is used
• B) Admit to the audience that he/she is not a good speaker
• C) Ask the audience to count the nonfluencies out loud
• D) Pause rather than use one of these nonfluencies

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Definitions:

Prelinguistic Vocalizations

Sounds made by infants before they acquire language, such as cooing and babbling.

Babbling

A stage in child language acquisition during which an infant spontaneously utters nonsensical sounds, often combining consonants and vowels, like "ba ba" or "da da."

Cooing

The early vocalization stage of human infancy, where babies produce soft, vowel-like sounds as a precursor to language development.