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Audio for this show...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Speakers who freeze in French conversation and want believable hesitation fillers instead of English um. Topics include: French hesitation and discourse markers — buying thinking time, softening statements, and regional flavor.  Audio for this show is produced with AI assistance. Episodes are researched, scripted, and reviewed for accuracy before release.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/french-fillers-and-hesitation-words--7160246/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/french-fillers-and-hesitation-words--7160246/support</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Education"/><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><podcast:funding url="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/french-fillers-and-hesitation-words--7160246/support?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss">Support the podcast!</podcast:funding><item><title>Euh, Ben, Voilà: French Filler Words to Sound Less Robotic</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/euh-ben-voila-french-filler-words-to-sound-less-robotic--72894253</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode, we cover Euh, Ben, Voilà: French Filler Words to Sound Less Robotic. The conversation opens with: Welcome to French Fillers and Hesitation Words. I'm Louis and we are looking at Euh Ben Voilà French Filler Words to Sound Less Robotic. You sit down at a bar in Lyon after work because you want to practice your French with the person next to you. The conversation starts fine yet soon you freeze because every sentence you learned in class comes out too perfect and stiff. Textbook French never teaches those little bridges that native speakers drop Listen for the key context, practical takeaways, and the most important points to carry forward.<br /><br /> Welcome to French Fillers and Hesitation Words. I'm Louis and we are looking at Euh Ben Voilà French Filler Words to Sound Less Robotic. You sit down at a bar in Lyon after work because you want to practice your French with the person next to you. The conversation starts fine yet soon you freeze because every sentence you learned in class comes out too perfect and stiff. Textbook French never teaches those little bridges that native speakers drop in without thinking. However the truth is people notice when your speech sounds scripted so they switch to English instead. For example on a first date or when you meet your boss for coffee the same problem hits because you lack those natural hesitation tools. Meanwhile your listener waits and the moment slips away. In other words you already know the grammar but you still sound like a robot because you miss the filler words that buy time and ke<br /><br /> Subscribe for the next phrase breakdown — link in show notes.<br /><br /> 📩 Have questions or want to share your experience? Reach out at french@senseofthisshit.com.<br /> 💛 Join Our Supporters Club ($3 a month) 💛 Ad-free listening + early episodes — help keep independent media alive. Click Here: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/french-fillers-and-hesitation-words--7160246/support" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.spreaker.com/podca...</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">podomator-french-fillers-hesitation-words-1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:29:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72894253/spoken_cta_french_fillers_hesitation_words.mp3" length="7021340" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Louis</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, we cover Euh, Ben, Voilà: French Filler Words to Sound Less Robotic. The conversation opens with: Welcome to French Fillers and Hesitation Words. I'm Louis and we are looking at Euh Ben Voilà French Filler Words to Sound Less Robotic....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, we cover Euh, Ben, Voilà: French Filler Words to Sound Less Robotic. The conversation opens with: Welcome to French Fillers and Hesitation Words. I'm Louis and we are looking at Euh Ben Voilà French Filler Words to Sound Less Robotic. You sit down at a bar in Lyon after work because you want to practice your French with the person next to you. The conversation starts fine yet soon you freeze because every sentence you learned in class comes out too perfect and stiff. Textbook French never teaches those little bridges that native speakers drop Listen for the key context, practical takeaways, and the most important points to carry forward.<br /><br /> Welcome to French Fillers and Hesitation Words. I'm Louis and we are looking at Euh Ben Voilà French Filler Words to Sound Less Robotic. You sit down at a bar in Lyon after work because you want to practice your French with the person next to you. The conversation starts fine yet soon you freeze because every sentence you learned in class comes out too perfect and stiff. Textbook French never teaches those little bridges that native speakers drop in without thinking. However the truth is people notice when your speech sounds scripted so they switch to English instead. For example on a first date or when you meet your boss for coffee the same problem hits because you lack those natural hesitation tools. Meanwhile your listener waits and the moment slips away. In other words you already know the grammar but you still sound like a robot because you miss the filler words that buy time and ke<br /><br /> Subscribe for the next phrase breakdown — link in show notes.<br /><br /> 📩 Have questions or want to share your experience? Reach out at french@senseofthisshit.com.<br /> 💛 Join Our Supporters Club ($3 a month) 💛 Ad-free listening + early episodes — help keep independent media alive. 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