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I do this, probably more than I should. I do it without thinking. I've had a few college professors take issue with it, saying I should work on my "vocalized pauses". I guess this has become incorpora...

Never, I got rid of all my junk words and secondary stutters. Those filler words are in my opinion far worse to listen to than a stutter....

My degree of fluency is like ebb and flow. Some things rather consistently give me trouble, but I can have periods where my stutter barely registers. And then there are other periods where I can't con...

The problem with filler words (or other tricks to buy time) is that they can become part of the stutter altogether. Personally, my use of them depends on my mood/surplus for any given situation....

Confidence and positive self talk have helped me. Reducing avoidances as well. It's still a battle nonetheless. ...

Filler words "um", "uh" and "like"

Filler words "um", "uh" and "like" How many of you guys also use filler words in place of stuttering in your speech? How often? Does it dominate a conversation or is it hardly noticeable? How did you ...

Strange.... Why not laugh with you and talk....

I've managed to my control my stutter. But instead of being *fluent*, I'm Eloquent. That's the key word. I've been on the McGuire programme and there I've learned a new way of breathing, speaking and ...

For the most part, yes. The one truth I came to understand was that I needed to practice talking to get better and this came from working in jobs where I needed to converse with people a lot. Not just...

Slowed down and stopped myself once I catch myself stuttering....

How have you managed to control stuttering and achieve fluency?

How have you managed to control stuttering and achieve fluency? ...

I had a similar experience saying country when reading aloud in class.. was pretty embarrassing after saying half of the word and not being able to say the rest....

Thank you so much for all of your thoughtful responses. ...

Awkward laugh and left. She actually quit not too long after that encounter. ...

It's funny because my name is actually Jim....

https://youtu.be/4u0RNGzkMqM...

Haha, funny! How did she react? :) ...

Hey I'm up for talking about coping strategies...

Great post. I always had a problem with presentations when I knew what I would gonna say. Because then I would know all the "difficult" words and that got me worried, and I blocked more. But as the pr...

Any insights about your stuttering from reading the book?...