Avoiding Fillers

Definition:
Fillers are sometimes refers to as vocalized pauses, or words like um you know, sort of etc.

• Fillers drag out and muddle message
• Fillers make you sound unsure

**Fillers

• Right?
• Sort of
• Kind of
• Something like that
• Um, uh
• You know
• So ...
• And ...

Identify Your Filler Habit

• Most people have specific fillers. ( So.., or something, you know, something like that)
• Listen to your self and pinpoint yours
• Listen to a recorded presentation or ask somebody you trust

Replace Fillers with pauses

• Some people call fillers "vocalized pauses".
• Silent fillers give you time to think and make you sound confident.

Recap Avoid Fillers

Take away ideas

1. Identify your specific filler habit.
2. Replace fillers with pauses