“Does that make sense?”

I use “Does that makes sense?” all the time when speaking, I’m not quite sure it’s attained “filler” status yet, but Jerry Weissman, the author, makes a very compelling case of why it may have:

“Does that make sense?” has become so pervasive, it joins the ranks of fillers, empty words that surround and diminish meaningful words, just as weeds diminish the beauty of roses in a garden. Most speakers are unaware that they are using fillers, and most audiences don’t bother to think of their implications.

He does however come up with some alternatives like asking instead, “Are there any questions”, instead. Read the article.