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No, there is no evidence on having a strong core. You are right. But there is research about about speech rate and one of the techniques that is used is stretched syllable technique. When stretchin...

I don't know of any evidence for this and don't believe there is one. Stuttering is not a breathing issue. The issue of stuttering is the fighting/avoidance of stuttering....

A trick to kickstart a phone conversation

A trick to kickstart a phone conversation Sometimes I have to do phone calling, it's inevitable. My trick is to record my first sentences ("Hi, my name is X, and I'm calling because..." "my ID number...

I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son, and I'm only plucking pheasants 'til the pheasant plucker comes....

I used to do mouth exercises and tongue twisters. Anything to get your brain used to creating speech is good. One of my favourites: Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imagi...

Do you stutter when you’re alone? If not then stuttering can dramatically be decreased by continuous steps up in public speaking. Just Google Alan Badminton. Severe stutterer to great public speaker....

I seeked out a speech therapist for two expensive sessions. She taught me tricks around blocking and helped me understand what situations were most triggering for me. I did things that were difficult ...

Say the same amount of words, but at a slower rate, correct. Do you stutter by yourself by any chance? If you do stutter by yourself, it'll be a great opportunity to practice speaking slower and seei...

I took it a little bit in grade school; it mainly focused on breathing and reading. In a sort of controlled setting like reading aloud it was useful advice, but real life is a lot more fluid and unpre...

Ways I've Improved My Stutter

Ways I've Improved My Stutter Hello all. For the past two years, I've been preparing to move to South Korea alone for graduate school. I've stuttered all my life, so I've made a heavy effort to improv...

If the post is anything like his speech, he needs to slow wayyyy down and try and elongate certain words as that helps alot too, not all the time in my experience but it's one of the better techniques...

So I would really recommend the Dave McGuire course. They have an inexpensive self help book on Amazon called “Beyond Stammering: The Mcguire Program for getting good at the Sport of Speaking.” You ca...

Take substances that will help remove anxiety, these could be supplements or even over the counter drugs if you have to. Get a full night's sleep no matter what and go to the gym at least three times ...

It’s hard for me to pin down when I will have a block, but I know that I have more blocks when reading aloud. For our sessions, I would read what she chose and we would work on strategies and techniqu...

Stuttering can’t be cured as far as I know. However, it can be coped with by using strategies and techniques....

Eventually you need to apply your fluency in public. The help I received focused on developing fluency and success in a controlled environment. Once fluency was developed, achieved, and practiced, *...

As soon as the emotional side gets addressed, the physical side vanishes. She’s acknowledging that she has *no training* in helping you with this. Instead, listen to a free podcast of a SLP who’s ...

I had my first speech therapy session

I had my first speech therapy session So , I had my first session. My stuttering is Probably on the lower end of the scale. I mainly get stuck of my name so I had told my therapist that. She gave me ...

My suggestion is to nix the mumble and go in complete opppsite direction. When I get a block, if I enunciate. very. clearly. block. disappears. You can practice this in your own head. Even read Re...

Do not hum. You'll be introducing yet another abnormal speaking behavior which will work sometimes, not othertimes, not when you need it. But it'll habituate and you'll do it automatically....