Pause

(noun)

Pause may refer to a rest, hesitation, or temporary stop.

Related Terms

Examples of Pause in the following topics:

  • Pauses

    • A speaker may use pauses to enhance the message delivery; a speaker may also user filler words and pauses that distract from the message.
    • The speaker may use pauses to enhance the message delivery or fill the pauses needlessly and distract the audience from the message.
    • Pause prepares the listener to receive your message: pause and give the attention powers of your audience a rest.
    • The thought that follows a pause is much more dynamic than if no pause had occurred.
    • Pause at the end of a unit: you may pause to signal the close of a unit of thought, such as a sentence or main point.

  • Transposition Scorereading Assignment

    • Find and block the chord 3 additional times, pausing in between each one.
    • Pause and do this 2 more times, for a total of 3 times.
    • The pause between repetitions should be silent, to allow you to think through how you did.
    • Pause and do this 4 more times, for a total of 5 times.
    • Count 1 measure before starting and pause between each repetition.

  • Cadence

    • A musical phrase, like a sentence, usually contains an understandable idea, and then pauses before the next idea starts.
    • Some of these musical pauses are simply take-a-breath-type pauses, and don't really give an "ending" feeling.
    • Rhythm - Changes in the rhythm, a break or pause in the rhythm, a change in the tempo, or a slowing of or pause in the harmonic rhythm are also commonly found at a cadence.
    • This type of cadence is more common at pause-type cadences than at full-stop ones.
    • Find the pauses and stops in the music.

  • Dialect and Vocal Variety

    • Speakers may use many different English dialects to change the pitch, rate, volume, and use of pauses to achieve vocal variety.
    • You achieve vocal variety by using any or all of the features of vocalics: the rate, pitch, volume and pauses you use to change the way you deliver your message.

  • Melodic Phrases

    • Just as you often pause between the different sections in a sentence (for example, when you say, "wherever you go, there you are"), the melody usually pauses slightly at the end of each phrase.

  • Successful Rehearsing Habits: Mimic Timing and Context

    • Timing is not only about knowing how long you are going to speak but also how fast to speak, and when to pause and how long to pause to achieve the desired effect.
    • You can vary the rate of speaking and the use of pausing to achieve different vocal effects as you practice.

  • Introduction to Commas

    • The comma is a punctuation mark that indicates a slight break, pause, or transition.
    • The comma is a punctuation mark that indicates a slight pause or a transition of some kind.
    • If you think a pause makes your sentence more clear or emphasizes what you want to emphasize, use the comma; otherwise, drop it.
    • The comma serves a variety of grammatical functions, including to indicate pauses or set off introductory phrases, as in the title example.

  • Schedules of Reinforcement

    • The variable-ratio schedule is unpredictable and yields high and steady response rates, with little if any pause after reinforcement (e.g., gambling).
    • A fixed-ratio schedule is predictable and produces a high response rate, with a short pause after reinforcement (e.g., eyeglass sales).
    • The fixed-interval schedule yields a scallop-shaped response pattern, reflecting a significant pause after reinforcement (e.g., hourly employment).

  • Homogeneous Catalysis

    • Pause the model. 3.

  • Moving West

    • Indian resistance, sectionalism and racism forced some pauses in the process of westward settlement.