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Fillers, pauses and what to say when your mind goes blank

By Michael Ukwuma

Natural ways to buy two seconds without hurting your listenability score.

Why fillers hurt

The official scoring for listenability looks at pauses, fillers and self correction. A few are natural. Many make you sound unsure. Long silences are worse.

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