# Ummm... ummm... ummm **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 26, 2008, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798 "2008-11-26T08:07:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BluBalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bluballs/32/7212_2.png) [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/1 "2008-11-26T08:07:49Z")
I hate it when people are giving a presentation/speach and say “umm.” My technical rep was explaining something to a customer and said ‘umm’ 3 times in the first minute. This guy knows his stuff, no reason to say umm. I kicked him off the call and ended up keeping it high level. Something not as bad but annoying is “You know what I’m saying.” ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/2 "2008-11-26T08:09:17Z")
If I am in a presentation and someone is doing that annoying um… well… I stop listening for real words and keep a tally of how many times they said um so that I can tell them how horrible it was at the end. ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/3 "2008-11-26T08:12:01Z")
> [@BluBalls"](#): > > I hate it when people are giving a presentation/speach and say “umm.” My technical rep was explaining something to a customer and said ‘umm’ 3 times in the first minute. This guy knows his stuff, no reason to say umm. I kicked him off the call and ended up keeping it high level. > > Something not as bad but annoying is “You know what I’m saying.” omfg yes. this one lady said You know what I mean after EVERYTHING. it is worse than middle school girls that say “like” ---
**Author:** ![EVOLUTION\_VIII\_MR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/evolution_viii_mr/32/5187_2.png) [@EVOLUTION\_VIII\_MR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EVOLUTION_VIII_MR)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/4 "2008-11-26T08:18:30Z")
i had to watch a 10 minute presentation in my one class the other day kid said um 187 times and yes i counted ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/5 "2008-11-26T08:19:28Z")
You know like, ummm… that ummm… yeah you know. ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/6 "2008-11-26T08:19:46Z")
I had a technical communications class where our presentations were recorded and we were forced to review them. I never said “umm” in a presentation ever again after seeing how stupid it looked. ---
**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/7 "2008-11-26T08:21:51Z")
You mean like the great orator, Obama does. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/8 "2008-11-26T08:24:49Z")
> [@BluBalls"](#): > > I hate it when people are giving a presentation/speach and say “umm.” My technical rep was explaining something to a customer and said ‘umm’ 3 times in the first minute. This guy knows his stuff, no reason to say umm. I kicked him off the call and ended up keeping it high level. > > Something not as bad but annoying is “You know what I’m saying.” :lol: You kicked him off the call! :lol: ---
**Author:** ![BluBalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bluballs/32/7212_2.png) [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/9 "2008-11-26T08:26:26Z")
> [@chino](#): > > omfg yes. > > this one lady said You know what I mean after EVERYTHING. I’ve gotten to the point where I stopped a woman in the middle of her presentation and said: “If I knew what you ment, you wouldn’t be giving me this powerpoint.” ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/10 "2008-11-26T08:27:04Z")
> [@chino](#): > > this one lady said You know before and after EVERYTHING. > " Hillary Clinton!? ---
**Author:** ![BluBalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bluballs/32/7212_2.png) [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/11 "2008-11-26T08:30:58Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > :lol: You kicked him off the call! :lol: No matter how smart you are, if you start off by saying… ummm, you lose credibility. I couldn’t have him kill my sale. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/12 "2008-11-26T08:35:37Z")
Ha my college psychology professor used to say um every 15 seconds for an hour and a half straight at 7am. It was awesome…NOT. ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/13 "2008-11-26T10:07:19Z")
> [@tpgsr](#): > > If I am in a presentation and someone is doing that annoying um… well… I stop listening for real words and keep a tally of how many times they said um so that I can tell them how horrible it was at the end. I had a commander who used to do that. It was really distracting when we were planning on a raid and all he kept doing was Ummmm and then UHHHHH ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/14 "2008-11-26T10:32:49Z")
I personally believe… Therefore… such as… the iraq? Then of course, Rome’s take on it. ---
**Author:** ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/15 "2008-11-26T10:33:08Z")
than guess what i told im? what did you tell him? guess dude! dude…i have no idea just fucking tell me what happend i dont feel like guessing!!! ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/16 "2008-11-26T10:37:58Z")
I personally enjoy conversations that have “and stuff like that” thrown into them 20 or 30 times. ---
**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/17 "2008-11-26T10:43:25Z")
fillers are here to stay… as long as its a reasonable level i don’t see anything wrong ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/18 "2008-11-26T10:51:16Z")
One guy gave a 45 minute speech on propane at work…they first group to sit in on it counted 147 ums. My Microeconomics teacher used to say You know what I’m saying after pretty much every sentence… ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/19 "2008-11-26T10:56:27Z")
> [@BillysRevenge](#): > > One guy gave a 45 minute speech on propane at work…they first group to sit in on it counted 147 ums. My Microeconomics teacher used to say You know what I’m saying after pretty much every sentence… Did you go to UB? Subramanian was his name? ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798/20 "2008-11-26T10:57:17Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > Did you go to UB? > > Subramanian was his name? Nope, and nope Dr. Shields [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ummm-ummm-ummm/58798.md?page=2)