You need to break the "um" habit. You said that word over 50+ times in that 6 minute video. It's a very common bad habit but it distracts the listener from your train of thought.
It allows us to pause and think for a moment, but super distracting to the listener as they also need that (silent) pause to absorb what they just heard.
the woman who was on people practices team helped with public speaking and she said it's ok to not fill in every silence when speaking. Silence is like taking a breath of air for the ears. So you don't need filler words if you need to pause and think for a moment.
You need to break the "um" habit. You said that word over 50+ times in that 6 minute video. It's a very common bad habit but it distracts the listener from your train of thought.
It allows us to pause and think for a moment, but super distracting to the listener as they also need that (silent) pause to absorb what they just heard.
the woman who was on people practices team helped with public speaking and she said it's ok to not fill in every silence when speaking. Silence is like taking a breath of air for the ears. So you don't need filler words if you need to pause and think for a moment.