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Sometimes when I have like major blockages, I openly say "this word is hard for me to say, if you could be a lil patient," or I visualize the actual sound coming out of my lips and smooth the sound it...

Thank u for suggesting this . I use to play the flute back in HS so I’m familiar with metronomes. So I’ll definitely give it a try thank you...

I have been practicing this thing on my own called metronome therapy. Basically what it entails is reading out loud to a metronome one syllable per beat, on the beat. I like to set it to around 100 be...

You are right when pointing out that reading out loud is not even close to replicate real interactions. Actually, you may feel even more discouraged when you felt like you have made progress reading o...

Some advice would be to intentionally stutter on one or a few of the words before your feared words (“dollar” or “delivery”). This will ease your brain because if you stutter on purpose, it tells your...

Try to purposely skip the "d" sound. You can also try to connect the word with D in them to the previous word/words. For example: Instead of "The total is twenty dollars" try to make the sentence one ...

I have a block stutter too. What helps for me, for example on a B, is just pronouncing it softer, shaping my mouth differently and softy expelling air. I know your feeling. Throat and jaw tightening. ...

Try purposefully stuttering on the words you block on, for example if you block on a B, when you go to say the word purposefully stutter for example "ball" would be "b b b b b b ball" or if its a G so...

I spent a lot of time on d words in therapy. Try giving lighter pressure when the tip of your tongue hits your teeth. In the beginning it may sound more like "ollar". When you get more control you'...

I think the speech therapist term for this is 'smooth speech' or something, but it just means try and blend the first word into the next. I find it helps me speak on the phone. With a word like dolla...

First shift answering phone calls

First shift answering phone calls First time posting here but I really need some help. I've got myself my first job at a pizza shop nearby and I found out I will be answering phone calls on my first...

Just messing with you. No one speaks fluently. But I stuttered all my life and now I am 99 percent fluent. Check me out R/StopStuttering. Want more information, dm me....

Bruce Willis has said that he could hardly talk before and that acting (and speech therapy) helped him overcome his stutter when he was still in school. Kinda like how Joe Biden describes it (except h...

Have you heard Tom hardy speak?! His is a great soft voice to model. I understand it’s not for everyone. For me, I would rather have less effortful speech....

Part of overcoming a stutter is shifting you focus to a pattern. I'm familiar with this method of teaching in speech therapies - accents and singing are patterned speech, with rhythm. For some people...

Dell Ferro Method ?

Dell Ferro Method ? What is your opinion on this method? I think it’s based on Costal Breathing but I am not sure ? Can anyone expand on it...

reading aloud & talking in stutter-free zones + avoiding stressful situations + self-affirmations > more confidence & less anxiety > slowly expanding comfort zone > small speech victo...

Same. I kick left and I know I was "taught" right handed. I open everything with my left hand. Jars, drink, doors, etc. I did try to write left handed once I read this a few years back. I feel li...

When I have to say 'yes' for attendance or something I just tap my feet or finger to stay in a rhythm and it also helps!...

Breathing and speaking during exhale has helped me. Check the link in the other comment. There is no harm in trying. You don't know what will or won't work for you, unless you try....