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UPMs: The Filler Word Debate
EmailTwice last week I encountered speakers with a high number of UPMs: Uhms Per Minute.
I was willing to forgive one of them. His UPMs were around 16. I wasn’t so easy on the other guy. His UPMs were around 12, but they were more disruptive.
I’m not sure why. Let me blog out loud.
The guy with the higher UPM rate was older, and the Chairman of a company. He spoke with quiet confidence at a thoughtful pace, taking his time to choose his words carefully. It was during his thoughtful moments that his UPMs came out. They were quick and discreet UPMs, like tiny bubbles of sound.
The guy whose UPM rate was about 12 was much younger, in his late 20s, and he spoke quickly. It could be that his youthful appearance and the rapidity of his speech combined to create an impression of insecurity, which was made worse by the presence of his uhms.
His UPMs seemed to be signals of anxiety, whereas the Chairman’s UPMs seemed to be quirks or eccentricities. No one could argue that the Chairman had not had a successful career. He is at the top of his industry, and at the top of his game.
I could say no such thing about the younger guy. He looked nervous, sounded nervous, and made me nervous about his ability to do the job being asked of him.
Could it be that the Chairman’s credibility could withstand the presence of 16 UPMs, while the younger guy’s relative youth and inexperience made his credibility vulnerable to the presence of a mere 12?
I think so. The Chairman would be a better speaker, and a shorter one, if he cleaned up his act. But the younger guy is going to have to find a sense of ease in front of a crowd, and that will take a whole different set of muscles.
Sims Wyeth is a speech coach in Montclair, NJ specializing in presentation skills and public speaking training in order to give accomplished people the knowledge and skill they need to become accomplished speakers. Learn more public speaking tips at www.SimsWyeth.com.
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