Pause Planner
The pause is a speaker's most underused tool. Paste your script, tap between words to drop a pause, and rehearse the rhythm.
Do your pauses actually land?
Orai listens as you rehearse and shows where you rushed past a pause you planned.
The power of the pause
Pauses are what separate a nervous speaker from a commanding one. A well-placed silence gives your audience a beat to absorb an idea, signals that something important is coming, and gives you a moment to breathe and gather your next thought. Most speakers rush straight through - the fix is to plan your pauses deliberately, then rehearse until they feel natural.
Pause after your opening line, before and after a key point, and ahead of a punchline or a big number. A one- to two-second pause feels like an eternity to you but reads as confident and composed to your listeners. Mark them above, then practice reading with the rhythm you designed.