Good thread here.. Yeah me to. I still hate talking on the phone. When I young I stuttered fairly severely, less though after therapy, puberty, and a little less with more age... Practice practice practice. I recommend eating the frog when you know what you're going to be discussing, content will be pretty straight forward. Personally I find eye contact an important part of the conversation.. on the phone though I may try to stare off blankly and visualize or even close my eyes all together. I can't explain it... Also any background noise will throw me off :(