Stop Saying 'Um' with This Breathing Trick
41sA practical, counterintuitive tip that instantly grabs attention and offers a quick win for common speech anxiety.
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This video offers practical techniques to eliminate filler words like 'um' and 'uh' from your speech. The speaker introduces 'landing phrases' and a breathing technique to create natural pauses, and emphasizes the importance of daily practice.
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[17:18]
Landing Phrases
The speaker introduces the concept of 'landing phrases'—specific phrases to say at the end of a sentence to signal completion and avoid filler words.
[17:43]
Breathing Technique
By inhaling before speaking, you build in a pause, which prevents the urge to say 'um'.
[17:56]
Daily Practice
Schedule speaking opportunities every day and at the end of each one, note whether you used filler words to track progress.
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What are 'landing phrases'?
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What are 'landing phrases'?
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Landing phrases are specific phrases you say at the end of a sentence to signal completion, helping to avoid filler words.
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How does breathing help reduce filler words?
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How does breathing help reduce filler words?
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Inhale before speaking to build in a pause, which prevents the urge to say 'um'.
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What is the recommended daily practice to reduce filler words?
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What is the recommended daily practice to reduce filler words?
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Schedule speaking opportunities every day and note at the end of each one whether you used filler words.
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💡 Key Takeaways
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Landing Phrases
Provides a concrete method to end sentences cleanly without filler words.
17:18
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Breathing to Pause
Offers a physiological approach to naturally insert pauses instead of using 'um'.
17:43
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Daily Practice
Emphasizes the importance of consistent practice to build the habit of speaking without fillers.
17:56Full Transcript
[17:05] especially the ones So I'm done speaking, um, It's called landing phrases.
[17:18] If I am inhaling, to try to say "um" So if I train myself
[17:31] to be out of breath, I build in a pause. And the reason
[17:43] stick the landing. I inhale Now you have
[17:56] or schedule every day, And at the end of each one, "going to lunch with Andrew,
[18:09] seeing my son for dinner." I'm out of breath. of your filler words.
