>What do you do to get more confident while speaking and not avoid **certain words**? **I recommend not to link self-esteem to speech performance**: "Feel the fear (of **certain words** or situations) and say it anyway” “Feel the tension and say it anyway” “Notice the errors and say it anyway without canceling or reformulating a [speech plan](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/11fn406/poll_do_you_understand_this_one_of_the_most/)”. Don't depend on a condition to move speech muscles. Change the unhelpful WHAT-IF condition: '*If I have low confidence, I paralyze speech muscles or stop instructing to move speech muscles'*, to '*even if I have low confidence, I speak without holding back regardless*.'