That's really interesting. I'm always nervous that taking too long to respond will make me look incompetent but if I was in the room and someone calmly took th

That's really interesting. I'm always nervous that taking too long to respond will make me look incompetent but if I was in the room and someone calmly took the time to write a question down I think my impression would be "wow, they're so in control" because they aren't bothered by silence.