@Dan Smith - Thanks! Actually, I agree about not using fillers. When interviewees stall with, "That's a good question," I want to answer, "I know it is, and that's why I asked it." Ok, I won't say that, but I want to.
A student asked for suggestions and I wanted to see what the italkhivemindind came up with. When I studied French, I adopted "c'est a dire" when I got stuck. Silence would have been better....