Minisode Monday #39 | Fixing Filler Words

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🗓️ 6 February 2017

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can implement right away. Um, like, so today we're going to talk about filler words -- why you should avoid using them, and how to shed them for good. Let's get to it! The Cheat Sheet: When you're trying to convey a message with credibility, it's not just what you say, but how you say it. Overuse of filler words like "um" and "like" are lessening the impact of that message. Even if we think we've got a handle on filler words by consciously choosing not to use them, tension and stress can make us forget. Like any other bad habits, the filler words we use need to be attacked with deliberate practice. You may not even be aware of the filler words you use. Record your side of a few phone conversations using an app like TapeACall or Call Recorder for Skype. Get a simple audio editor like the free Audacity; edit out all of the filler words from your conversations above. Do this with a twenty-minute call every week and the editing alone should drive home how much work you're putting into generating filler words that have no place in meaningful conversation. A gap of silence is always better than meaningless filler words. To learn more about social dynamics and productivity hacks, take the Art of Charm Challenge by clicking here, or text CHARMED to 33444. Also be sure to check out our Social Capital Intensive here! Let us know about how you put today's Minisode Monday into practice! Tweet with @TheArtofCharm in your response or write to Jordan directly: jordan@theartofcharm.com (he actually reads everything)! Does your business have an Internet presence? Now save a whopping 50% on new webhosting packages here with HostGator by using coupon code CHARM! Find out more about the team who makes The Art of Charm podcast here! Show notes at http://theartofcharm.com/mm39/ HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dig the show, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from the crowd and help people find the credible advice they need. Review the show in iTunes! We rely on it! http://www.theartofcharm.com/mobilereview Stay Charming! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	this episode of Minisode Monday sponsored by Hostgator.
0:02.8	Hey Jordan Harbinger here, welcome to Minisode Monday.
0:06.0	I'm happy to be here with you kicking off the week with something quick and actionable that you
0:10.0	can implement right away that'll make you more magnetic and effective today. Just a little old me
0:15.4	here with producer Jason and I wanted to talk about filler words because um like so you can fix
0:22.5	these. In fact, you should fix these because everything you do now, whether it's a presentation or
0:28.4	of course a podcast or a video or something like that, everything you do now is a media channel,
0:32.4	it's a brand. Even if you don't know it yet and yeah, I get it. Even if you're not trying to be
0:37.3	internet famous or whatever, sooner or later your work is going to gain some momentum.
0:42.0	People are going to hear your voice, whether it work in an interview or a video and since the dawn
0:47.0	of language and probably even before that, people have judged others based on the sound of their
0:53.2	voice and the way they use it to communicate. In other words, it's not just what we say, but in the
0:59.6	way in which we are able to or choose to say it. And lots of folks think that if they well just
1:05.5	relax or practice enough, the problem's going to go away, but that's not really how it works.
1:11.2	We have to practice deliberately to get rid of bad habits and filler words. We've heard the
1:16.0	shows on AOC in our regular format here with deliberate practice and working on specific skill sets.
1:21.8	And even when we do this in our everyday speech, things like tension or stress or other hiccups
1:27.2	figuratively or literally can send us scrambling right back into a bumbling mess. So here's what I
1:33.1	recommend and here's how I got rid of most of my filler words over the course of a decade and
1:38.1	broadcasting. Step one, record one side, your side of a phone conversation. You can do this with
1:44.4	simple apps like tape a call for the iPhone or call recorder for Skype and you should, of course,
1:49.6	unfortunately, check legality because often you're not allowed to record a conversation without
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