[This video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbNDFgWOrTQ) explains where the - block - touches: * If you pronounce the /T/ you close & open the front (tip) of the tongue * If you pronounce the /K/ you close & open the middle part of the tongue * If you pronounce the vowels /A, E, I, O, U/ you close & open **not the lips/tongue,** but vocal folds in the throat So, therefore you can replace 'tongue' with 'vocal cords' in the strategy: Strategy: * Speak * if you block on a vowel and your vocal cords/larynx is stuck, it is paralyzed and doesn't open * then visualize that your vocal cords are hot * associate hot with my vocal cords has to open right now * now let your instinct open your vocal cords, allow your new habit to open your vocal cords during a speech block