Using pauses in the exam

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the exam the

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examiners are humans they know that you

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are human too we're not all robots in

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this situation so although your time is

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limited

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you don't exactly lose points

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for silence but you're not gaining

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points either

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so if you need to spend five six seven

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seconds before you start speaking just

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formulating what you're going to say

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that's okay

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as long as you answer the questions as

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long as you do the task

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obviously you'll have less time because

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you've lost those first first few

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seconds but you haven't wasted those

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first few seconds because you're

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formulating your ideas and what you're

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going to say so

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take a deep breath

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if the silence makes you feel

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uncomfortable then

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use a filler expression like

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that's a good question or let me think

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about that one just so it's no not

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complete silence but it's okay to take a

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few seconds to think but remember you

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need to use the rest of the time to

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really take advantage and

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show to the examiner your level um

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really demonstrate because it's an

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opportunity remember and finally number

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three always remember it's not so

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important what you say

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but how you say it so if you don't have

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time to really formulate what you're

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going to say and in the middle of your

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of the task you