The Types of Umms That You SHOULDN’T Remove

Simply put, if an Umm adds something valuable to the listener’s experience, don’t remove it.

Value could come in the form of:

• Information – sometimes when a guest is pensive and thinking hard about what to say next, you may want to keep that umm in the episode so the listener can feel the guest thinking/struggling, etc.
• Content – Sometimes the word umm can be part of a joke or punchline, so you wouldn’t want to remove it.
• Natural Pacing – if you want the pacing of the guests speech to be slower and true to their actual delivery, you could leave some umms in.

Can you identify other examples when you shouldn’t remove an umm?

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