Silence Over "Um" - Breaking Your Filler Habit

Do you say "um," "like," or "so" more than you realize? In this episode, we break down why fillers creep into our speech and how they quietly undermine your credibility as a speaker. You'll learn the two main reasons fillers happen — an instinctive discomfort with silence, and a habit of stalling while you think — and why simply becoming aware of them is the first step toward eliminating them for good.

From there, we walk through a practical, low-cost method for training yourself out of the habit: the dog training clicker technique. You'll hear exactly how it works, why it's so effective at building self-awareness, and how to replace fillers with something far more powerful — the pause. By the end of this episode, you'll have a clear action step to start practicing immediately.