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I have started to talk much more slowly and it is really helping. However I feel that I have lost a certain amount of my charm/charisma merely by the act of slowing down my speech...

For me, I think controlling anxiety and slowing my speech down was really key. You have really done a great job in dealing with your stutter! Reading out loud in front of others has always been a tre...

Anticipating the stutter is what makes me block, in my head i just know im going to stutter which makes me freeze when i start a sentence even tho i know the person im talking to doesn't care about my...

My story with stuttering and what I learned

My story with stuttering and what I learned Hi everyone, This is the first time I write about my stutter I just joined reddit and i was amazed by how many people experiencing themselves to this commun...

Speaking slower also sets the pace of the conversation in your favor. When the pace is faster, you're expected to speak quicker and tense up more often....

>For the last 2 or 3 weeks I have been forcing myself to speak more slowly to see if I am received better by others. Excellent. Keep it up! Speak louder, hold your head high, and "maintain eye con...

Yea that's great I try to speak slowly as well, like you said It get worse If I'm not comfortable are having a bad day but It does work tremendously....

Speaking slowly *seems* to have improved my communication

Speaking slowly *seems* to have improved my communication For the last 2 or 3 weeks I have been forcing myself to speak more slowly to see if I am received better by others. It at least appears to be...

Correct it mainly focuses on breathing. It’s really great stuff but the fact theres no cure for it sucks and always remember that. My idea is that if it helps even a little bit always go for it 👌🏼👌...

Got it, thanks a lot! So it's not something that you can momentarily turn on when you feel that a block is coming and then turn it off? Its a completely different way of speaking every word? You're ri...

Check out “easy onsets”, this is something I teach my clients that have a lot of physical tension when they experience a stutter, especially at the beginning of utterances....

I've struggled with that to. Maybe try reading out loud with relaxed speach. Or maybe you could practice talking to someone you know. I find that taking a breath before I start a sentence helps me....

Talking to yourself while speaking

Talking to yourself while speaking Is this even possible? I am talking about literally getting orders from yourself while talking, not during pauses, literally while you are moving your mouth. Has an...

Imagine a song in your mind, sing a couple of lines in your mind, then speak as if you are singing the song, it worked for me....

Wonderful! Good for you! I’ve often found that teaching aids like slides, power point or whatever takes the focus off you/me to some degree and with the slow down in time, it’s easier to speak. That’s...

As a fellow stutterer who learned how to challenge my distrust, I know what you need. Learn how to get on the vowels, stop attempting to voice voiceless consonants and dumping air so your voice works...

Yes this is something I figured out some time ago. I stutter less when i fix my lips in a place or something. So to make it natural you can just smile. When you smile you put your lips in that positio...

I can't make eye contact but it's a good idea. I try to make eye contact when speaking anyways but always feel its too much .. I've started to try and slow down, breath and simply take my time and st...

When you approach those words, try this: Look up, make firm/proud eye contact with something/someone Slow. Down. And. Clearly. Enunciate. Sounds. Leading. Up. To. Challenging. Words And know you...

Its a little mixture of just the basic advice. Breath slow, centre your breathing, speak slow, stretch your words if need be and try and remain calm. To really be successful with it, you need to be c...