STOP SAYING UM, AH, ER, LIKE... | Avoid Using Fillers for Effective Speaking

[@aprendainglesozinho]

Loved the movie part, especially the voice over. 🇧🇷

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks! That was my best Mel Gibson impression. 😂

[@sandymakesplans]

ikr i scream cry watching that 😭

[@yashareivazi8699]

I really liked the comparison parts, they really showed me how much big of a difference could be made using pauses instead of crutch words. As you know, I use a lot of 'you know' in my speech 😅 and I really try to avoid that, but as you said it's sometimes good and natural to use fillers. Thanks for the lesson and I hope you have a wonderful new year with a lot of good things happening for you and your family.

[@InteractiveEng]

Great to hear from you, Yashar! You've done the fist step in identifying the crutch phrase. And then just keep trying to avoid this. I've gone through this myself over the years. I also went through a period of using "you know" a bit too much. But noticing it helped me stop it. 👍

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@YukiKunikida]

Hi, I'd love to join the class, but I saw it has already started on January, when is going to be the next enrollment period? Ty!

[@juanfran579]

I teach my students to use fillers conscienciously and on purpose in order to gain control, speed up and feel more confident. Expressions like "well" and an "emm" here and there can be useful and natural. I agree as far as the repetitive use of standard expressions ist concerned, such as "sort of", " you know" as something automatic.

[@michelelima1078]

Avoid fillers seems really hard at the first time speaking English, but I know it is important to avoid fillers while I speak would be awesome. I'll work on it. Thanks so much for this video!!

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for commenting & sharing with us. 👍

[@Aerosmith77]

Thank you for this lesson. First I thought what an ordinary topic you choose during the holidays, but seeing Mel Gibson, I realized this is the most important. Like making mistakes in writing is okay if we take notes but if we write an essay as a presentation, grammatical mistakes can make us to seem uneducated. Happy New Year!

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for checking out the lesson Judit. Have a Happy New Year! 🥳

[@Aerosmith77]

yw, thanks

[@wintthirishwe5479]

A great lesson! Although i have a liitle speaking practice in my daily life, i usually use these fillers without notice. So i have to try to avoid them from now. Thanks so much and happy new year, teachers😍

[@xyzoub]

The best way to stop using fillers is to listen to speakers who don’t use them. Thanks for the video

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for checking out the lesson. 👍

[@konekokat3897]

I TOTALLY AGREE ... BECAUSE IT IS REALLY UNPLEASANT TO HEAR SOMEONE SAY UMM AR EE TERRIBLE ...... THANK YOU TEACHER GREAT LESSON !!!!

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson! Thanks for commenting. 👍

[@stevengerrad6590]

Lesson is utterly amazing. Thanks a bunch.

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad to hear that! Thanks for your comment. 😃

[@jaimesilvaf.401]

Good topic! I've to recognize that I find it difficult to avoid using these fillers. I'll have to work on it.

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for commenting & checking out the lesson. 👍

[@zeinabsleman2918]

Haha!😂 I really loved the example of Mel Gibson, the original and the fake one😅 thanks so much for this lesson. Happy new year Wes to you and your family❤

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed it! Happy New Year to you too! 😃

[@sandymakesplans]

this lives rent free in my brain

[@mira8755]

😂😂 really pauses make you more confident . Please we need a video for words which are similar like " thing , issue , matter , important " and so many words so 🌻

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for checking out the lesson. I'll keep your suggestion in mind. 👍

[@tombrady3086]

My dad used to stop me if I said ‘um or er’. He would say ‘if you aren’t sure about what you’re saying, I don’t have time for it’. Possibly a little harsh when dealing with a child, but I don’t use these fillers today.

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@casdoorcasdooor3117]

it's a pleasure to get a notification from you

[@InteractiveEng]

That's great! Thanks for commenting & checking out the lesson. 👍

[@zehraal-hadi9195]

Lesson was awesome, thanks a lot

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad to hear that! Thanks for commenting. 👍

[@lorens6003]

This was so funny 😂 Thanks for this

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson! 👍

[@malik7221]

Hello sir. This was a really useful lesson. Because of these lessons I am very confident that one day I will be speaking and understanding like a native English speaker. I also have a little question, hope you won't mind asking me it. I had given a application for the transfer of my car title but it was refused and on it was written that my application has been regretted.what does word regret means in this context? Is it a typo or does word regret has more than one meaning?

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for checking out the lesson. I've never heard of an application being "regretted." It may have been a mistake and they meant to say "rejected." 🤔

[@ossital1808]

thanks, Happy New Year!

[@InteractiveEng]

Same to you! Thanks so much for commenting & checking out the lesson. 👍

[@valterraj3316]

The example is simply superb

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting. 🤗

[@lpko6592]

Thank you🌸🙇🏼‍♀️🌺

[@InteractiveEng]

You’re welcome 😊

[@lindajacquelinenunezrivera6345]

hahhaa you made my day with movie video, funny example and definitely a huge difference on both speeches

[@theottomanemperor1767]

Thank you very much sir. Sir I would like to ask you regarding sentence, how to make a long sentence like News paper please this type of video. I'm Zubair Al mahmud from Bangladesh.

[@InteractiveEng]

Good question. Here's a lesson you may find helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX27aKKvj6dohMk 👍

[@羅天宇-g7i]

I totally agree with you.

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@ClaudineL]

Really appreciate these tips!

[@InteractiveEng]

So glad! Thanks so much for commenting & checking out the lesson. 👍

[@imanemahou3062]

very intersting keep going and happy new year from morocco

[@InteractiveEng]

Thank you! You too! 😊

[@loredanatagliaferri5339]

Sooo useful! Thanks!

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you think so! Thanks for your comment. 😊

[@ligiasommers]

Very helpful, thank you 🙏🏻

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad it was helpful! 😃

[@RPITOMBO70]

Congrats for this useful video!

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you think so! Thanks for your comment. 😊

[@clarissalavaughn5714]

But they'll never take ummm OUR FREEDOMMMM 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm here because of the excessive use of fillers that I poured out as a guest on someone's podcast 😭😭😭😭😭🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️ thanks for this lesson

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@kapitulyanti9729]

5:48 brilliant haha)

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@zakariaomer17]

Thank so much

[@InteractiveEng]

Most welcome. Glad you enjoyed the lesson. 👍

[@chuchelka]

Hello! Grat video, thanks!

[@InteractiveEng]

So nice of you. Thanks for checking out the lesson. 👍

[@pppjyo]

Very useful video! 👌 💐 🌹 🌸 🏵 🌼 💐

[@InteractiveEng]

Thank you! Cheers! 😊

[@codiethompson3401]

Great information here.

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad to hear that! Thanks for commenting & checking out the lesson. 👍

[@sunvaj6754]

This is a great information! Thanks.

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for your comment. 🤗

[@Fabio2009able]

I am a non native fluent English speaker. How are your classes going to be separeted by levels?

[@InteractiveEng]

The classes are not separated by levels. The course is for intermediate to advanced speakers, so it's a little bit of mix. For more info, you can check out the course page: bit.ly/Join_Speak_Up 👍

[@sandymakesplans]

i return to 5:28 regularly for a good ego boost and intellectual laugh 😂😭😭😭

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoy it. 😊

[@sandymakesplans]

@@InteractiveEng definitely, it's never too late to make it a short either

[@leoneljoseoropezavasquez7609]

One day I realized I used 'um' A LOT! Then I told myself: Myself, you should stop using that. It was a little difficult, but I did it. Thanks, Wes! Now I understand more about fillers. I really enjoyed this lesson. (The movie part) 🤣

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. Thanks for sharing!! This has also happened to me. Years ago I said "you know" quite often. After realizing it, I was able to catch myself and slowly change. 😊

[@mawa7228]

Thank u 🌺

[@InteractiveEng]

You’re welcome. Glad you enjoyed the lesson. 😊

[@siddharthchavali4614]

Thanks !!!

[@InteractiveEng]

Most welcome. Glad you enjoyed the lesson. 👍

[@siddharthchavali4614]

@@InteractiveEng My dad always criticizes whenever I use those filler words. Sometimes more I look for words inside my head the less I find them and I end up using the filler word "Ahhhh" and the conversation looses it's momentum.

[@ThiagoRodrigues-il8vs]

I keep imagining myself getting to an English-speaking country, right in the airport. I would be so nervous, so afraid of making mistakes. I would probably use many fillers during my speech. In fact, I use fillers even in my own language. As some poets say, words are many, thousands, millions, countless. I am only one person. I get lost trying to choose just some of them. Bye bye!!

[@chuchelka]

Hello, Thiago!! That's Ok to use fillers and to make mistakes. If you don't make mistakes you don't learn! Good luck to you and happy new year!

[@hamail8662]

Thank u Wess

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. Thanks so much for your comment. 😃

[@QueenMotherxx]

Thank you so so much for this!

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for your comment. 🤗

[@EmadJasimKareem]

What about the overuse of "And" is it considered a filler too?

[@InteractiveEng]

Yes, some may also use that as a filler. Thanks for checking out the lesson. 👍

[@adityajaiswal6082]

Grateful 🐨🌼

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. Thanks so much for your comment. 😃

[@user-hp9ei9xd8e]

Não sei se concordei ou se confirmei algo sem ler , quando da entrada na página.

[@TheJoesWorld]

My favorite filler is (LIKE) 🤧😆 Just can't talk without that... Dang, can anybody...?? 😉 Happy New Year, Wes! 🎉🎄

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for commenting & sharing with us Yury! Happy New Year to you too! 👍

[@anne-zoehsu9336]

Tks👍🌹

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks Anne. Glad you enjoyed the lesson. 😃

[@albertoshernandez5251]

In many languages people use fillers when they're talking, but some people they use it too much, and it's stressful to hear them talking. 😣.

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for commenting & sharing with us. 👍

[@albertoshernandez5251]

@@InteractiveEng it's a big pleasure to have a comment in your videos..happy new year teacher, and your family as well...👍🏻🇬🇹

[@ariohandoyo5973]

Your words reminds me of it, i do use fillers sometimes coz i'm comfused what sentence should i say.😂

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for commenting & checking out today's lesson. 👍

[@AwesomeOnlineNetworks]

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[@paulsolon6229]

No, wrong comment by speaker People don’t use fillers b c lose thought etc etc But b c they are unsure what they think, they don’t really know what their opinion is, thus they say uhm aah like. They have nothing to say and they say it And wrong comment again about ok in informal conversation: then you get into habit of disfluency. B c that’s 98% of our talking. 2% we speak in public. Thus, practice your talking during the day. Self awareness

[@RyngKatBaDPhiTogetherwithYou]

Great content but speak 22 means money. Heck, No! the YTC watch time given is already helpful to us. Thank you Sir.

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. Thanks for your comment. 😃

[@funnybunny1408]

At first I thought you forget the title of the video when you said this lesson is about.....umm,uh🤣

[@InteractiveEng]

LOL...that has happened before but I edit those parts out. 😂

[@VickiBee]

From Gustav, Alert: lntense comment. might sound like a rant; Vicki said my issue with judgment and Americans being Elitist these days is "the worst I've seen in 50 years." Why do we have to agree with everything you say? We're never ALLOWED to have a different opinion & I thought Americans WANTED to have different opinions. Vicki'ed friend, Shannan Watts won 2 awards in advertising presentations she did for her company, She won awards and paid vacations to Punta Cana and the Caribbean because of the two ads that earned them lots of money. She said um and uh the whole time in two videos and won vacations & a Lexus. Le Vel, her company, cares more that she made LOTS of money for them and don't care about her language. It confuses me. Why can't you have both a good presentation that makes money? Vicki wonders that. That seems like the only gd thing they care about in English-speaking countries and I'm SICK of being spitted on because I won't place family below making money. Companies try to force you to "value overtime" even if it kills you getting there. I don't care how much they like money, but all their JUDGEMENTS of me because I don't think like them has to go. I'm allowed to have a different opinion than someone else without being make fun of because of it.

[@VickiBee]

I don't mean it to be a rant. I'm gestresst too. Gestresst = stressed out

[@VickiBee]

From Vicki: His boss told him he needs to place work above family because "work is what pays for you to afford a family." His boss's wife isn't thrilled with him right now.

[@franciscojavierveracardena6578]

Is fillers or fillets?

[@johnlomi]

I don't understand. Isn't it part of sound like native English speaker?

[@InteractiveEng]

Yes, it's natural. But you want to avoid them with effective speaking (presentations, speeches, etc). You also don't want to overuse them, which sometimes happens if learners have trouble finding the right words. 👍

[@johnlomi]

@@InteractiveEng Thank you,Wes. I got the point. Happy holiday from Indonesia.

[@Basstroutfishing]

Use the cawwwd..

[@rui2565]

I hate uh huh

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for commenting & sharing with us. 👍

[@НуржаннаСеверная]

By the way, Mr.Teacher! You say " umm" a looottt. 🙄 Rewatch some yr videos and you'll see.

[@serenesoul775]

I request you not to show shocking reactions on your face in Thumbnail. Please!

[@paulsolon6229]

No, wrong comment by speaker People don’t use fillers b c lose thought etc etc But b c they are unsure what they think, they don’t really know what their opinion is, thus they say uhm aah like. They have nothing to say and they say it And wrong comment again about ok in informal conversation: then you get into habit of disfluency. B c that’s 98% of our talking. 2% we speak in public. Thus, practice your talking during the day. Self awareness