>Also, how effective do you find this technique? does it always work or does it only work sometimes/during specific types of occasions? In my experience, it works in all situations when speaking to anyone after 1 day of practice with a family member. You ask how effective it is, in my experience I don't stutter in step 1, I rarely stutter in step 2 which makes it easier to develop the confidence feeling so that step 3 slowly becomes easier to do.