# Studies Show Filler Words Impact Listener Engagement Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcast-editors-mastermind-1017978/studies-show-filler-words-impact-listener-engagement Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcast-editors-mastermind-1017978/studies-show-filler-words-impact-listener-engagement.md Podcast: [Podcast Editors Mastermind](https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcast-editors-mastermind-1017978) Published: 2026-06-03T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasteditorsmastermind.com/episode/studies-show-filler-words-impact-listener-egagement Audio file: https://op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/122cd441-b5ca-4ad9-bd9d-83792731e690.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/podcast-editors-mastermind-1017978/episodes/studies-show-filler-words-impact-listener-engagement Duration seconds: 1767 ## Resource #128: Do filler words matter? Tom Hanson found several key findings from research and industry data that shows filler words do matter! "Episodes with >4 filler words per minute saw 18–22% higher drop-off rate in the first 10 minutes compared to “clean” episodes" according to a Riverside listener study. How can you and I use this knowledge to convince potential clients that it's worth paying us to remove filler words? We discuss the impact of filler words on the success of podcasts in this episode of the Podcast Editors Mastermind Show. 👉 Stick around to the end for the post-production process Steve used to get excited about editing this interview. Key moments: The perception of editing out fillers has changed Research on the Impact of Filler Words in Podcasts Convincing Clients to Pay for Editing Resources mentioned in the show: Study : Impact of Filler Words on Listener Engagement Service : Audiocore Edit Assist ( try for free ) https://www.knvpstudios.com/audiocore List of Crutches : Unnecessary Words in a Podcast https://stevestewart.me/unnecessary-words-in-a-podcast About Tom Hanson: Tom started KNVP Studios in 2014 and has offering his services in the professional television, film and audio/video business for over 30 years. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications, with a minor in Audio Recording and Music Synthesis and has worked with the biggest studios in the world such as MGM, Sony Pictures, MTV, and HBO, and countless others in state-of-the-art facilities. Tom also created "Audiocore Edit Assist", which is a service that creates marker files for Audition, Reaper, Hindenburg, and Audacity: https://www.knvpstudios.com/audiocore __________________________ Chapters: (00:00) Stay to the End for Post-production Processes (01:43) Has Editing Fillers Cha… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/podcast-editors-mastermind-1017978/episodes/studies-show-filler-words-impact-listener-engagement/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcast-editors-mastermind-1017978/studies-show-filler-words-impact-listener-engagement.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.