Accent Reduction Tip 2: Speak Smoothly Without Filler Words

Filler words like "um" and "you know" can make speech choppy and disconnted if used too much. Learn how to improve your English pronunciation and reduce your accent using these simple speaking techniques. You'll be glad you did!

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• Cheryl
• Posey
• accent
• reduction
• english
• pronunciation
• Speaking
• Your
• Best
• esl

[Anabel282]

Hi

Thanks for your help. I would like to download this audio. Where I can find it.

Thnaks

[speakingyourbest]

I know that you can inbed the video or put it on a website, but I'm not sure if you can download it onto your computer

[lolo8679]

but if talk slowly, it also sounds un-natural. This lady has to speed it up a notch.

[speakingyourbest]

Sometimes you may need to speak more slowly so that you can organize your thoughts and speak without filler words. This is one strategy that helps!

[MMKfan]

wow your brilliant! thanks for the effort of making this videos for all of us wanting to speak english better.

[at90percent]

I knew a guy who didn't use filler words.

He would just have a long akward silent pause while he was collecting his thoughts. lol

[lyziette]

For me, talking without filler words often comes at a cost: I grimace a lot (especially during long awkward silent pauses) as I struggle to get my thoughts organised and this confuses the listener. =(

[makeupgoddess08]

its very helpful...thanks!

[UV0023]

I like your videos, you rock lady

RESPECT

[poet2great]

This is good for me, when I go on a job interview and just sociallizing regularly.

[nabizolyad]

Thank you so much for the video. I found all of your videos useful and can't wait for applying the tips you mentioned to my daily speech!

[007alain]

thank you

:)

[warthogverboon]

Hi,

Thank you for sharing this video with us. I agree that using "uh" and "like"can become distracting when listening to someone, however, I'm not sure about the example that you gave; when I ask someone a question like that and it takes the other person such a long time to answer, I would wonder if he understands me, or if he was listening to me at all. For me the "uhm" would be an indication that the person understands me and is about to answer.

[lxlx168]

Great help thank u

[Valkyrja1988]

Hi

I want to thank you for your very helpful videos. I'm from Germany and have problems with the "th"-sound. Could you perhaps make a video about this? I would be very grateful because your videos are really great :)