# Tips to improve stuttering (that I extracted from the video): * accept stuttering by not caring about it, and continue speaking * stop fighting it * be motivated to conquer stuttering: increase stubborn willpower to fight through it, because it's ruining our life (to forget the concept of having a bad day) * don't shy away from words * limit worrying about our stutter to only once a day * focus more on the other person, and less on how hard speaking is * repeat the word before the block (because we can't get past the block), but we can let go * instead of implementing secondary behaviors, do nothing * don't precondition yourself to say a word (to let go) * stop or slow down to go blank (to let go) * expend your comfort-zone **Gain confidence by** * start reading about gaining confidence * focus on successes (e.g., when speaking from memory) * instead of worrying about others, gently smile (because we all are just looking to have fun) **Let go of** * fear about what others think of us * fear of speaking fluently or not * heightened demands to fit in * expectations of others perceiving us * fear of phone calls, or saying our own name * in other words, care less about it, find the path of least resistance, learn what not to do, and stop beating yourself up over it * distract yourself by thinking of something else to replace it * force yourself to not worry about what a person thinks of you during a trigger **Ask yourself** * why do I stutter in certain places, and not in other places? (e.g., when alone or choral reading) * is my speech block indefinite? **Acknowledge** (new mindset) * acknowledge that worrying about it doesn't help * acknowledge that, if basketball players worry about the audience during dribbling or taking a shot, playing basketball becomes harder. Same as stuttering * acknowledge that the stuttered (or anticipated) word is not the problem, but how we feel about the word (aka the attached value), and let this go * acknowledge that there is nothing magical about the stuttered (or anticipated) word, it's not something special * acknowledge that it's better to stutter freely than to wait long enough to speak perfectly fluently (to let go of perfectionistic demands) * acknowledge that the less you worry about it, the more you know that you can get past a block * acknowledge that there are better things in the world to worry about