8. A method of adapting a voice response system to a conversational pace of a caller, comprising the steps of: measuring an amount of time indicative of the time required for said caller to respond to a voice message spoken by the system at a predetermined speaking rate; and adjusting, in accordance with the caller response time measurement obtained during said measuring step, a subsequent speaking rate of a subsequent voice message to be subsequently spoken by the system.
11. The method according to claim 8, wherein said adjusting step includes decreasing said subsequent speaking rate of said subsequent voice message if said caller response time measured in said measuring step was longer in duration than a predetermined amount of time.