There may be a number of reasons you use filler words such as ‘like’, ‘um’, and ‘er’. Read our 3 step guide to stop using these hesitation words and ways to practice speaking clearly and confidently.

Eliminating Filler Words. There are a variety of ways we can practice to minimize (or optimally eliminate) our use of filler words. To be clear, filler words are not a big deal if they are infrequent in nature. Most listeners will expect a few um’s, and

Now that we’ve understood the detrimental effects filler words can have when speaking/presenting, let’s look at how you can avoid using them – Purpose. Understanding the purpose of your speech presentation is the very first thing you should do. This