I get what you mean about the force of will and bag of tricks. Thanks to that, a lot of people don't notice that I stutter until I tell them. A lot of times, a special situation triggers my stutter. Like talking on the phone or being caught by surprise with a question. Or seeing someone I kinda know after a long time. That's a brilliant idea. I have many interview responses typed out but I haven't really tried reading word for word. Thank you for the tip I appreciate it. I hope I get a position where I don't have to constantly be on the phone since that's a trigger situation for me. It's weird too because I had a season where I had no trouble talking on the phone. I currently substitute teach (before the quarantine), and calling the office wasn't a problem for a while. But it became a problem somewhat recently and I'm not sure why. I have seasons where I have hardly any problems with stuttering and I have other seasons where it gets worse. Do you ever experience that? It happens at the beginning of my phone conversations. Whether I called or received a call. Right after I say "hello" or they respond to my "hello". I think it has to do with the fact that they are expecting me to say something and I wanna live up to that expectation. It's usually worse when I consider the convo especially high risk or important, but it doesn't happen when I talk to someone close to me. I usually do okay with the rest of the convo, even as I'm asked questions, but sometimes the stutter can linger throughout. Also it has happened for more than 3 seconds before (even until people think I'm not there and hang up), but I'm estimating that as the average. I haven't tried talking low, but that's a great idea. By speaking low do you mean speaking at a baritone/bass level? Or speaking quietly? Thanks a ton for your insight!