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Tag Archives: filler words

How to stop saying “Like” every third word (or ‘uh’..or ‘ah’…or ‘um’…or ‘y’know’…)

Business Communication, Q&A, TechniquesBy Lauren SergyOctober 4, 2023

Are you one of the many, *many* people who “like” a little too much? Like, you pepper your speech with “like” so often it practically stands in for, like, a comma? Or maybe there is another filler noise that’s messing up your verbiage – the infamous uh, um, and ah , or perhaps their pernicious…

How to stop saying “Um” and “Ah” in your speeches

Discipline, Fear, Performance, Q&A, Skill development, Talk Shop, TechniquesBy Lauren SergySeptember 12, 2018

Is your speech plagued by umms, ahs, and other pointless filler words like “so, like, y’know,” etc? I’ve got a question from Tamara on this very common issue:   Hi Lauren – I find myself saying “um” and “ah” a lot when I give a presentation, and I hate it! It’s distracting and makes me…

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