Stop Saying Um and Uh at Work — How to Avoid Filler Words in English

😬 Tom recorded one of his own meetings to listen back. He counted 23 "uhms" in eight minutes. Then he closed the laptop and walked away. In this episode of Say it in English, Tom and Lexi fix that with four native pause patterns — so you can think mid-sentence, buy yourself a second, and still sound confident in meetings, interviews, and presentations. Here's the key insight: the problem isn't pausing. It's pausing badly. Natives pause all the time. They just pause on purpose. ───────────────────────────── 📌 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 - Welcome & 23 uhms in 8 minutes 1:14 - The key insight: pause badly vs. pause on purpose 2:09 - Pattern 1 — The thinking word 4:08 - Pattern 2 — The repeat and redirect 7:15 - Pattern 3 — The silent pause 9:30 - Pattern 4 — The signposting phrase 12:23 - Combining all 4 patterns — live demo 13:43 - Recap + wrap-up & subscribe ───────────────────────────── 💬 How many "uhms" do you think you say in a typical meeting? Take a guess — or count them next time and come back and tell us! 👇 👉 Subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss a new episode ───────────────────────────── #businessenglish #englishpronunciation #learnenglish #englishpodcast #sayitinenglish