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Competitive Debating

Competitive Debating Has anyone here had any experience with competitive debating? I just entered the debate club at my uni and I wanted to know what other stutterers think about debating....

Well, that is the thing. I don’t want my teachers finish my sentences because it makes me feel downgraded and uncomfortable. But at the same time I don’t know how I would get out a block in class with...

Well is the issue here being that you're uncomfortable with the teacher trying to finish your sentences? Would you prefer that they did not? Personally I also don't quite know which is really better o...

Hey i used to be just like you, then i realized, everything has a time and place. When the moment comes for something to happen, you’ll know it. And I WAS LITERALLY THINKING EVERY SINGLE BULLET POINT ...

Yeah, I have talked with my teachers about it, even together with my parents, so sometimes they let me do oral presentations just for them without the eyes of the class stressing me out. But when i st...

Have you tried talking to your teachers about it? I know it can be awkward/embarrassing, but they need to know what's going on. They might not fully understand what stuttering is. Once they're aware t...

Being a Teacher

Being a Teacher I'm curious can stutterers be good teachers? I would like to be a History Teacher but I've always figured that with a stutter it'd be unlikely I would be good at it My stutter is moder...

Hi, 40yr old here and I remember going through what you have gone through. Stay strong. Hard to tell you to ignore the people who are laughing at you, but you should ignore them. Seek help from your t...

The fact that you went and tried, even if you stuttered you have balls and everyone in that room knows that. I am 30, recently graduated from college. Had to give tons of presentations, after each and...

Do you have any siblings or friends that you can practice interviews with? When i was younger my brother ( who doesn't stutter) would help me practice interviews by asking me questions i would likely ...

I might take you up on PMing you, because right at the moment i don't feel like opening myself face to face. I don't want to rush anything. What do you mean by "covert stutterer" ? I'm at my final y...

Hi friend! I'm so sorry to read that you're having such difficulty speaking, and such difficulty speaking ABOUT speaking. While your situation is definitely treatable, it sounds like you're really ...

Hi, thank's for taking the time to answer. Few weeks after my surgery (which was 2 years ago), I saw a speech therapist (well he presented himself as a physiotherapist that is also doing speech thera...

Hi little brother. I'm 27, a doctor, specialising currently. I know what you're going through. Firstly I want you to know that you aren't alone. It's tough to be laughed at, but it's more important to...

Thank you.Yeah I'll try to talk with my teachers about my stutter....

Thank you everyone for your advice I'll try to stay confident! And i will give talking to my teachers about my stutter a shot as well thank you!...

24y/o. I've been stuttering since forever. I got teased a lot for it in elementary school, even more in middle school, but for some reason, it started to die down in high school. What might have helpe...

Hey there buddy! :) 40-year-old stutterer here. First off, please talk to your teacher(s) and explain to them that you stutter - if you haven't already, that is. It doesn't sound like they're complet...

Hey, I'm 30 now and I've been stuttering since I can remember. Yes I've had my share of hard times at school and even college, I quit college twice because of all the discrimination and being laughed ...

Yo, I'm 19 and when I was around your age I had the same issues. Unfortunately one thing you have to understand is that people are gong to laugh. That's what sucks about school and being around kids t...