The use of nonfluencies can decrease the audience's ratings of speaker competence and dynamism but seem not to affect ratings of trustworthiness.

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Research has shown that the use of nonfluencies such as "um" and "uh" can decrease the audience's perception of a speaker's competence and dynamism, but it does not seem to affect their perception of the speaker's trustworthiness.

The Use of Nonfluencies Can Decrease the Audience's Ratings of Speaker