Why Response Speed Matters in Conversation Practice
In everyday conversation, people usually reply within a fraction of a second. Why multi-second AI delays break the flow of a practice conversation.
Vishal VermaCTO & Co-Founder, Dehurdle
July 02, 20261 min read
The Turn-Taking Gap
Research on conversation shows that the gap between one speaker finishing and the other replying is usually very short. When the pause stretches much longer, the exchange starts to feel awkward and loses its flow.
Why Step-by-Step Voice Systems Feel Slow
Some voice tools transcribe your speech, generate a reply, and then convert it back to audio, one step after another. Each step adds delay, which turns practice into an unnatural walkie-talkie exchange.
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