08/15/2025

Three Best Tips to Control Your 'Filler' Words

Avoid filler words such as “like"

Working with a group of emerging leaders on Zoom recently, we got into a discussion about filler words such as “like.”

This came up after I had the leaders pair up in breakout rooms for brief presentations. One young man was surprised when I had his Zoom partner count the number of times he said “like” in his three-minute presentation (27). He’s not alone.

We've all been there. Sometimes, in a meeting, someone asks you an unexpected question that you don’t immediately know how to answer. As your mind searches for something to say, your mouth begins to speak.

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