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You can relax your mouth and tongue and “hum” your way into the hard consonants. When you practice, you actually hum audibly, but when you talk to people ideally you hum so it’s just a vibration in yo...

Talk less. Talk Slower. If you feel the stutter in your throat, don't say anything. Works for me....

Love it! I’m going to tell my dh that to use his full breath of voice versus changing his voice! Ty...

I'm doing this now myself because it works wonderfully for fluency. I also realized I wasn't using my voice properly and that it's a lot deeper than I thought it was now that I've started using its fu...

I hear you. Wasn't trying to shame you. There's a time and place to work on speech and a time to do what you need to to survive. Good luck. I don't have an alternative but will say give yourself an ex...

My poor guy. During that block have you considered rephrasing the sentence? Something like 'Is it possible for you to send it over to me by email?' This has saved my stuttering ass plenty of times...

When you block, stop pause.... And take a breath. Then try again, it's better to do that then prolong a block...

It’s so important to surround yourself with people who make you feel good. So that’s #1. The more comfortable you are around others, the easier (I say this lightly) it’ll be to be fluent. I like to ki...

Your elevated heart rate before speaking is most probably your anxiety ramping up, which in turn elevates your heart rate and you sweat more too. It's a vicious cycle. Anxiety makes you stutter more, ...

I spent almost 3 years in speech therapy before i had it under control. There’s god knows how many methods, practice, and tricks i use to keep it under control all the time. Sure, i lose my footing ...

I wouldn't generalize that summation because what doesn't work for some may work for others. Stuttering is so individualized, so placing a cookie cutter analogy doesn't really work. There are man...

When I was in my teens and early twenties I’d often go into Manhattan, and sometimes I’d need directions, so I’d ask some stranger. Mostly I’d ask a person who was coming toward me, and I’d l...

That's what everyone has been telling me for so long, actually "Think twice about it" etc. But it doesn't really work for me, maybe you, yes ?...

I always find using my chest to breath and to breath deep before I speak works, of course that can cause a sore chest some days and some discomfort. I've also found myself sighing a lot recently, not ...

Practicing by yourself IS important - namely reading out loud. I did it daily as practice, and would read enough till I felt my jaw was tired. BUT the most important work, in my opinion, is practicing...

Tha ai for posting about stuttering and thinking about the world. Lee Lovett teaches PWS to talk as spontaneously as possible, and I’d encourage you to look into that. Hope you have a great day!...

I'll keep practicing, though I do not like his crutches. I actually have my own crutches that help me, and I'll stick to them. I'll add costal breathing and pausing as crucial tools as well. Also, not...

Lee Lovett teaches what helped himself and is respected for his altruism. His techniques can be helpful. I read aloud just fine. I still have anxiety talking to others, especially under time pressure....

Go for it. It might help, but don't be surprised if it doesn't. Try the Mcguire program. It can give you some good control....

Such a helpful description of a very important and misunderstood aspect of dysfluency. If you are like me and many others, you are averting eye contact. Try making eye contact and begin on an exhale...