Remove ums from webinar and talk recordings
A live talk is allowed a few ums. The recording, shared for months afterwards, does better without them. erm finds the filler words and dead air in a webinar or conference talk, and cuts the ones you choose in one pass.
Recordings worth sharing again
The people watching the replay weren’t in the room, and they have less patience for a slow start or a long silence while you wait for a question. A trimmed recording respects their time.
What erm finds
Okay, I think everyone’s here. 6.2 s pause Um, so today’s session is about uh getting more from your data.
How erm helps with webinar recordings
- Built for long recordings, not just short clips.
- Shortens the dead air while the room settles or a slide loads.
- Keeps the recording on your Mac, which matters when the session includes customers or internal material.
- You decide what goes, so natural laughter and audience moments aren’t treated as mistakes.
Remove filler words from webinar recordings 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 webinar recordings
- Trim the waiting-room minutes at the start in your usual editor first, so you only review the talk itself.
- Keep the pause after an audience question. It gives replay viewers a moment to catch up.
- If the room sound was quiet or uneven, choose to level the sound when you save the edit.
Questions
Will it cut questions from the audience?
erm only suggests cuts for filler words and long pauses. Anything it isn’t sure about is left alone, and you review every cut before exporting.
Can it handle a long recording?
Yes. Longer videos take longer to listen through, but your Mac does the work and there is no upload to wait for.
Does it work on Zoom or Teams recordings?
Yes, as long as the recording is a .mov, .mp4 or .m4v file. Zoom and Teams both save .mp4 recordings.
Does it work with more than one speaker?
Yes. erm listens to everyone in the recording and marks fillers from each speaker. You decide which cuts to keep.
Other ways to use erm
Product demos
A live walkthrough fills up with “um”, “uh” and silences while you hunt for the right screen. erm finds those filler words and long pauses in your demo video, you choose which go, and it cuts them out on your Mac.
Interviews
People think while they speak, so an interview is full of ums and gaps. erm finds the filler words and long pauses in an interview recording, and tidies it so the answers are what you remember.
Sales videos
A short personal video can beat a long email, but only if it sounds sure of itself. erm finds the ums, uhs and awkward pauses in your sales video and removes the filler words before you hit send.