How to Stop Saying Um: The 2-Minute Pause Drill
A practical method to cut 'um' and 'uh': find your baseline, spot your filler hot spots, practise a deliberate pause and track progress with a tally.
Interviews, speaking, thinking on your feet
Nail the answer. Cut the ums.
Short guides with a two-minute drill at the end: say it out loud, hear the difference. Then a coach that marks up your own voice.
“So,um, my last role was,like, mostly about,you know, getting the project over the line.”
Clarion. Your first level is free, one take a day.
The AI analysis of my tone, pace and verbal tics is incredibly precise. I prepared an important presentation with Clarion and it went great!
Tell Me About Yourself: A 90-Second Answer That Lands
A present, past, future structure for the 'tell me about yourself' interview question, with word counts, three sample answers and a two-minute drill.
Hear yourself improve
Clarion for iPhone and Android
Two minutes a day to sound like you mean it.
Speak for two minutes on a prompt picked for your goal, then read feedback on pace, filler words, pauses and structure, in plain sentences. Tap any word in your transcript to hear that moment.
- A daily two-minute rep
- Your transcript, marked up
- Mock interview
Your first level is free, one take a day.
The AI analysis of my tone, pace and verbal tics is incredibly precise. I prepared an important presentation with Clarion and it went great!
Argue for iPhone
Argue it out loud. An AI judge decides.
Pass the phone, argue FOR or AGAINST a hot take for 30 seconds, and hear the judge read the verdict, with scores for logic, evidence, rebuttal and persuasion.
- A round takes about a minute
- Scores with reasons
- Almost 700 takes in 12 decks
One party game and one solo spar free every day.
We tried it this weekend and laughed (and improvised arguments) for hours. The topics are original and make for memorable debates.
