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I think because of my stutter I subconsciously talk very loud. I know what you mean by vocal projection, it does help sometimes to force words out, but I've found that if it doesn't come out and you'r...

It may be in your mind, but there's something chemically or biologically out of place that prevents a stutterer from speaking "normally". You can't just will your way out of it. ...

That can actually be helpful though, because most times when I forget, it results in me being less conscious, and I don't stutter much. If I put an extra effort to be fluent, and push myself to use ev...

I always forget to speak slowly too! When I'm in a conversation my mind just wanders away from every useful technique ever. ...

Congratulations, /u/jameselmoflynn Happy to hear that you are already seeing results by applying the talk-slow technique. It works for me as well, but it's just that I kind of forget to use most of ...

Am I lying? Isn't everything on your mind? The idea i'm trying to share is that by doing nothing, you'll improve nothing. You know what triggers stuttering, so get used to it and master these situatio...

If there is any link it is probably between stuttering and *perception* of intelligence. There are lots of time when I know I will get stuck on something so I wont say it then a few seconds later th...

Just started as job where I have to talk to people on the phone. I need some advice

Just started as job where I have to talk to people on the phone. I need some advice Some background information: I'm 17 and have a job at my uncles company now for the next 6 weeks. A big part of the ...

I've studied French, German, and Spanish previously, I always stuttered a lot more when trying to speak a foreign language. I've read that for a lot of people though, it improves their speech....

Ideas for my first Toastmasters speech about stuttering

Ideas for my first Toastmasters speech about stuttering After taking the big step of joining my local Toastmasters group, I am now preparing my first speech, which is called The Icebreaker. I want t...

For me, the proof was in the advancement of my speech. I wouldn't see, any other way how the technique would fail on me, other than lack of mechanical speech or lack of practicing or challenging feare...

That's just confirmation bias. I've been to programs where I was perfect in the program, they told me to keep up the practice when I came home and it'll stick. Well for a lot of people it doesn't stic...

Not warring against it. Warring against it by controlling it and the fear of it. And there is no proof to say "if it doesn't work, it's your fault" isn't the case either. But the success stories, alw...

I've heard the, "if it doesn't work, it's your fault" justification from a lot of courses. And warring against something that is part of you sounds like a rough time. ...

I'm certain, with work and dedication that I will feel the same way. Practicing the techniques every day and coming out of my shell and minimising the fear. There are support courses every 2 weeks an...

I'll be blunt. I have my ups and downs. Stuttering has created a shadow of myself. I avoid situations where I know I will stutter. I have also avoided jobs that involved too much phone or talking. ...

Finding strength to be and stay optimistic despite having a stutter

Finding strength to be and stay optimistic despite having a stutter Stuttering has plagued my life to the point where I can't speak a single coherent sentence without stuttering. It has ruined potenti...

I had this same problem until I stopped thinking about saying my name. When the time came to introduce myself, I didn't get worked up, I just said it. Sometimes I stuttered, other times not. This erod...

I had an immense amount of trouble with this when I was younger. Speech therapy helped me so much. Sometimes I go through phases where I have similar problems. Try coming up with things to say before ...

Names are hard for almost all stutterers. I'd recommend you stop trying to hard to not stutter on your name and just let it come out with lower tension and stress, even if there is some disfluency. Bu...