Um, well, like, hmm, er, oh! Real talk is messy (Dr. Emily Hofstetter) and it's very natural for native speakers to use sounds such as "um", "hmm" or "er" when hesitating, for example, or words such as "like" and "well" when speaking. Let Carly teach you when and how to use these fillers (also known as 'discourse markers' so that you not only buy yourself more time when speaking, but also to sound even more natural! 🌻Quote from Dr. Emily Hofstetter taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1LpiIDKp2I 🌻Interested in further conversation analysis? Watch this TED talk with Elizabeth Stokoe:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtOG5PK8xDA 🎥 Filmed at Waterfront Park, North Vancouver, BC, Canada. #DiscourseMarkers #Fillers #EnglishSpeaking