Television Presenters

Professional Broadcasters Should Beware of Saying "um" and "er"

Max Atkinson | Posted 26.12.2011 | UK
Max Atkinson

The previous post on a famous broadcaster who speaks more effectively on television and radio than when he's lecturing (Melvyn Bragg) reminded me that there are also some professional broadcasters who punctuate their reports and interviews with rather more "ums" and "ers" than they should.