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>I’ve learned that humour can be a really good tool to use. Instead of getting panicked by your stutter, turn it into a joke and get people to laugh with you. It works for me to the point where presentations don’t seem daunting anymore. ​ >Disclosing and being humorous about your stutter actually makes you more fluent! ​ These two! Varies from person to person of course and I can only speak for myself, but the above quotes are what I've found the absolutely most helpful. As an example... If I'm stuck on a word and people see me being uncomfortable, it makes them feel uncomfortable as well because they don't know how to react. That makes me even MORE uncomfortable and a vicious circle has started. But... instead, when I struggle at a certain word, I now usually stop. Force a smile and a giggle and say "sorry, I have a stutter" and (try to) continue. The cat is out of the box, people know, they've seen me laugh about it, which makes the audience relax a little and also myself. Hard to explain.