I have also been taking Ashwagandha for the last few weeks and have noticed a mild increase and fluency and just a better sense of wellbeing when using it consistently. You're totally right about building confidence and using those wins and building on them. I will try 'L-Theanine' as well and see if that combo further improves my speech. We're both around the same age and are also thrown into professional speaking situations and when you're not feeling yourself or have that built confidence it can be pretty debilitating. Having a little confidence boost and something like this to help I think can do wonders, even if its mostly placebo. Thanks pal!