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commentr/StutterMar 17, 2024
3 points

Wow, thank you for the explanation! I’ve always had an aversion towards using techniques to speak, seeing as non-PWS (persons who stutter) don’t even think about stuff like that. Do you recall anythin...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2024
7 points

My summary of this **great** video: * do you notice that you can get past a speech block if you **word-substitute** or change your persona? Try to get this similar feeling or sensation but without ac...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
postr/StutterMar 16, 2024
8 points

Quick thing that helps me deal with fleeting stutters that come my way

Quick thing that helps me deal with fleeting stutters that come my way ...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2024
3 points

What techniques do you use? I went years being able to say my name fine! Maybe it’s because I have been working from home for years and not going out as much?...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2024
6 points

I have a mild-medium stutter but when it comes to saying my name, forget it!! It sucks but I've practiced with different techniques. Nothing perfect yet. Just keep at it and be honest with your part...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2024
2 points

Try everything, do everything, prove it helpful to you or not but do it yourself, look at it all as an experiment. Lead with the mental aspects and a physical technique but try everything. Diet, exerc...

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commentr/StutterMar 16, 2024
6 points

Work in what way? There is no pill that will cure a stutter. Management takes mental determination and practice....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
postr/StutterMar 15, 2024
8 points

Finally finding control over my speech

Finally finding control over my speech Hey everybody ! I have been in this subreddit for a while and I just wanted to share an experience I’ve had . I had the opportunity to go to Ireland and attend...

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Fluency TechniquesAcceptance & PridePositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2024
2 points

Just before you speak let a slight exhale of air out and then speak. If you stutter, stay cool and just take a big breath in and let a little air out and then speak Take it at your own pace, maybe...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2024
2 points

It’s okay to take a pause. If you need, take a deeper breath and exhale. For me, it helps holding a pen to fidget with. If that works for you, take one up with you Use flash cards. Notes aren’t forbi...

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Fluency TechniquesAssistive DevicesPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2024
3 points

Don't make alot of eye contact with the audience i mean this one helped me. Talk really slowly i promise you it helps. And pause between sentences....

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Fluency TechniquesPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2024
11 points

Take pause before the word if you feel like you're going to stutter in it, take deep breath before starting, try to speak as slowly and calmly as possible and inspite following all these techiques if ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2024
8 points

Be calm Take a lot of pauses Even if you stutter just own it...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAcceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2024
2 points

Again, my technique involves exactly that. The “openness” of this very brief pause necessitates some air to escape passively and gently. At the same time you build up adequate air pressure, so it’s a ...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2024
1 points

My go to was always “speak on a gentle outflow of air” and then repeat when you run out of air. I’d say that’s most of the physical aspect of fluent speaking....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2024
4 points

I second this! Also, go slow. When we are nervous we tend to want to speak fast, which is also not great for our speech. It may feel weird, but try to talk slow....

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commentr/StutterMar 13, 2024
2 points

I’ve found a potential cause for the issue you’re facing. I think you’re over breathing. Try to lower the volume of your breath. Too much lung volume has been linked to speech issues....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2024
2 points

Perhaps you’re holding your breath in. Try relaxing your chest and diaphragm area. At the same time you shouldn’t be afraid of executing the sounds you wanna produce. Also, which sounds did you get s...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2024
3 points

I tried it earlier. And it worked surprisingly well. However after some time it stopped making effect. I breath in and can't release air. Maybe I should try more, maybe we have different forms of stut...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2024
4 points

And yes, my technique does work consistently in public. I literally used it to give a presentation in front of a significant figure in my country and it worked smoothly like butter...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesHope & Motivation