Reasons Why Fillers Occur To People

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Filler sounds, words, and phrases occur to almost every speaker. People may not even realize they are using them, it can just come naturally without thinking. Some reasons that fillers occur to people is because they would feel weird with silence, they are not fully prepared, and they are trying to get through the presentation fast to get it over with.

Because of the above listed reasons, people can stop using fillers by getting used to silence, preparing more, and slowing down their presentation. It is okay to use a few fillers, but you should not use them in every sentence of the presentation. Dlugan says that “speakers should strive to minimize filler words”. He also says that a few are okay because then “the speaker will seem human and

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