James opened his speech by saying, "Today I, uh, want to, umm, talk about, like, how, y'know, how violent our schools have, like become and how, uh, dangerous it is, y'know, at our high schools right now." James is having trouble with __________
Answer: James is having trouble with VOCALIZED PAUSES.
Explanation: In verbal communication, a vocalized pause occurs when there are delay in verbal communication that interrupt an individual's thought. They include using fillers like uh, umm, ahh etc.
These pauses makes an individual to sound less confident and unknowledgeable.
Also, these pauses generally distract the audience from getting the message passed across.
