Instead of texting, my friends and I send each other voice memos. They’re like a mini podcast to listen to on my way to class, but I usually cringe when I listen back to a few of my own and hear the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An expert public speaker is going viral with her extremely easy trick for removing “filler words” from your vocabulary. Dellara ...

(CNN) — As someone who’s originally from Southern California and now lives in the South, it’s not uncommon for me to get Valley girl comments. I have a habit of throwing in a quick “you know, like” or ...

When it comes to crafting the perfect resume, every word counts. But too often, resumes are packed with filler words—those unnecessary phrases that dilute the impact of your skills and achievements.

Americans are, like, so totally over how we speak — but can we actually stop using them? Filler words have become so common in everyday conversation that most of us hardly notice them — until someone ...

(CNN) — As someone who’s originally from Southern California and now lives in the South, it’s not uncommon for me to get Valley girl comments. (CNN) — As someone who’s originally from Southern ...

So, let’s talk about, uh, you know, those words that make you sound, I mean, unprofessional, right? Filler words and phrases (um, you know, like) make you sound unprofessional and less credible. There ...

“Filler words are part of your mental dictionary, even things like um or uh,” said Dr. Idan Blank, assistant professor of psychology and linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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