Remove ums from your course videos
Teaching on camera is tiring, and re-recording a lesson for one stumble is worse. erm finds the ums, erms and long thinking pauses in each course video, and removes the filler words you choose.
Course videos that are easier to learn from
Students watch lessons at their own pace, often several times. Fillers add up over a whole course, and a lesson that is a minute shorter and clearer is a small kindness repeated for every student.
What erm finds
In this lesson we’ll look at um how compound interest works. 3.5 s pause The key idea is that erm you earn interest on your interest.
How erm helps with course videos
- Record each lesson once, even if you hesitate, and fix it afterwards.
- Cut the long thinking pauses without clipping the sentences either side.
- Work through your lessons one after another, privately on your Mac.
- Review every cut so a deliberate pause after a hard idea can stay.
Remove filler words from course videos in three steps
- Drop in your video. A .mov, .mp4 or .m4v of any length, from your camera, phone or screen recorder.
- Review the cuts. erm marks each um, erm, uh and long pause. Keep any you like.
- Save the edit. Done on your Mac. Nothing is uploaded.
Prefer to do it by hand? Read how to remove ums from a video on a Mac, with or without erm.
Tips for cleaner course videos
- Record a whole module in one sitting, then clean each lesson afterwards. Your energy and your voice stay consistent.
- Keep the pause after a hard idea. Students need a moment, and erm lets you keep any pause you choose.
- Upload the cleaned lesson to your course platform as you would any other video. erm saves a normal video file.
Questions
I record lots of lessons. Does erm have a limit?
No. After your first 3 free videos, either option covers every video with no hour limits: $29.99 once, or $19.99 a year.
Does it work for lessons with slides and a voiceover?
Yes. erm listens to your voice, so it works for slide recordings, screen recordings and talking-head lessons alike.
Does erm work with Teachable, Kajabi or Thinkific?
erm doesn’t connect to any platform. It saves a normal video file on your Mac, which you upload wherever your course lives.
Can I clean up lessons I’ve already published?
Yes, if you still have the video file. Drop it into erm, review the cuts, and upload the cleaned version in its place.
Other ways to use erm
Teachers and lectures
A recorded lecture gets watched again before an exam. erm finds the ums, erms and long gaps in a lecture or classroom recording and removes the filler words you choose, so the lesson is clearer and a little shorter.
Screen recordings
Talking while you click is hard. The voiceover fills with ums and long gaps while you look for the thing to show. erm finds those filler words and silences in your screen recording or tutorial and cuts them out.
Coaches and consultants
Coaches and consultants talk for a living, and recorded videos should sound as clear as a good session. erm finds the ums, erms and other filler words in your coaching videos, and removes the ones you choose.