I've found that when made conscious of it, I'm usually able to slow down my speech just a little bit and that alone gives my brain the time it needs to form thoughts properly and communicate clearly. At worst it's a good exercise in thinking a bit before speaking, especially for us ADHD-types who tend to blurt out the wrong thing at the wrong time quit often.
Our brains seem pretty good at filtering that sort of stuff out, but anecdotally having too many filler words does seem to hurt both comprehension and impressions.
So I think it's more of a pacing thing then a latency thing. Slow down your speech a bit and you'll be in a more comfortable range.
(Side note as a serial interrupter: it's usually nice to let people finish talking)
I've found that when made conscious of it, I'm usually able to slow down my speech just a little bit and that alone gives my brain the time it needs to form thoughts properly and communicate clearly. At worst it's a good exercise in thinking a bit before speaking, especially for us ADHD-types who tend to blurt out the wrong thing at the wrong time quit often.
Our brains seem pretty good at filtering that sort of stuff out, but anecdotally having too many filler words does seem to hurt both comprehension and impressions.
So I think it's more of a pacing thing then a latency thing. Slow down your speech a bit and you'll be in a more comfortable range.
(Side note as a serial interrupter: it's usually nice to let people finish talking)