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Did not do it once the pandemic hit but have been able to return to it since last week. I’ve been shown techniques like easy onset, light articulate contact, and prolonging but once I need them the mo...

Good point, I imagine a lot of people whether aware of a stutter or not probably do. I've found a short pause before the word has helped....

Haha you are absolutely right they are not one to one. For me at least practice is critical and this is a simple way to help me practice more. In my speech therapy days of yor we would call places ...

Yea basically! Basically get more comfortable with the hard situation. But also hopefully makes you better at using healthy techniques. I cycle a lot and basically if something is hard you have to d...

I have as well yes. When I'm nervous for an interview or speech and I'm practicing on my own, I really work on smooth speech and sometimes stutter. I find speaking quietly or whispering helps, and rea...

You could try "speak sing". This might help you slow down when you speak. Also, dont be too hard on yourself. If you ever find yourself speaking too fast or stuttering. Just stop and start over again....

Using a voice activated device to practice speaking smoothly.

Using a voice activated device to practice speaking smoothly. Just had a small epiphany. Using voice activated tech is a super cool way to practice smooth speech techniques. I have a google home and...

I'm reading a book where the author used to stutter during his youth, and he started using something called speech 'crutches' to get through some of these conversations. He mentioned 8-9 crutches that...

Practice, practice, practice. During your practice, notice which phrases consistently trip you up and change the syntax/verbiage of that phrase to something that you’re more comfortable with. I’ve g...

1. Always breath 2. Yup, you are correct, that's how the vocal folds work 3. This IS a technique in the category of Fluency Shaping Strategies. Peer reviewed article: [https://aquila.usm.edu/cgi/vie...

I was 4 when my stutter started, and was 8 when my parents helped me with the “passive air flow” technique. It’s basically just relearning how to speak “normally”. But we as stutterers have many layer...

Write out your speech first and make sure to practice it routinely in front of the mirror, and later in front of your family or friends. When you have it memorized it will be much easier to perform b...

I don't have much advice, but I gave a best man speech at a wedding about 5 years ago. I only tripped up on one word, and it wasn't even that bad. I took my time and spoke slower (which I know is anno...

If it helps, try focusing on what you want to say instead of how you want to say it. If you "waste" all your energy on thinking how you want to say something, you might forget what you wanted to say i...

Hey, I'm also having stuttering problems for many years, it has got better over time but still, making phone calls is terrible, Presenting something is even worse. I know that stuttering can bring you...

Write the things on a notebook and read a few words from it while you speak. I use this often because I don't stutter as much while reading as I do when speaking something normally....

Curious what does the stuttering community here do for work?

Curious what does the stuttering community here do for work? And what are some "quick" fixes you do when you are having a bad day stuttering wise? Or advice and tips for when you have a job interview?...

I always talk so fast as I just think that Im gonna stutter beforehand so I want to get through with it but slowing down words definitely helped I wish I didnt care about what others think about why i...

When I took speech therapy the therapist explained that when you're communicating with another person, it's natural for you (or the other person) to subconsciously mimic or match the other person's sp...

Oh for sure, you can only get away with slowly sounding a word out once in a while, but it’s a tool I’ve used and tried to play it off like I forgot or am thinking while talking. My old speech therap...