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commentr/StutterNov 15, 2020
1 points

I applied for my first job as a hostess, and yeah interviews are scary but I found that having confidence and being prepared makes me stutter less. If I know what I’m doing and have confidence in what...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 15, 2020
3 points

I’m someone who has presented a capstone project a while ago. I don’t know how you’d be able to spoof zoom but.... I recommend writing a word for word script for the presentation and practicing it al...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Preparation & RehearsalFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 15, 2020
1 points

It’s more that he anticipates he will stutter and will just stop talking. It definitely has a much bigger impact on communication effectiveness because people who do this don’t quite finish their sent...

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Hiding & ConcealmentFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 15, 2020
2 points

He didn’t. He uses techniques to reduce it. It’s called covert stuttering. If you listen to him carefully, as a stutterer, you’ll be able to catch it....

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commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

Sometimes I find success by making my phrases more "musical." With practice, you can make it unnoticeable. I often find a rhythm and tap my foot, counting in my head, "1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4..." Wh...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

Rythm thing I am familiar with actually,have you ever noticed when you sing you don't stutter !, that's why they recommend to talk with rythm not too obvious of course,check youtube videos !...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
7 points

He hasn't talked about it to much to my knowledge, but he did say a few things that have personally helped my stutter a bit: \- He wrote that nuns at his school as a kid told him to speak with a "rhy...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Preparation & RehearsalFluency TechniquesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

I had the same problem. “Present” was my go to. No matter what everyone else is saying, be different, special. If you have to say “here”, I’d say it without emphasizing the “h”, as in a hard “ear”. It...

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commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

Fellow stutter blocker here! (dunno what to call it). It is annoying, I relate to u in the way that no sound comes out and I force the words out. I’ve learned to take in an audible deeeep breath and a...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

You can try saying present or just yes . You know as in I'm present here or yes. So in my school people used to either say present or here or yes so whichever worked for me that day I said that....

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commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

I can’t imagine what you’re going through. I’m 17 and my stutter is mild so I’m not sure how helpful my advice will be. Whenever I go into a situation, I tell myself that it’s ok to stutter. So even i...

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Acceptance & PrideFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

Can you inhale and say here on the exhale? Or say something that sounds like here, like ear or year with a really light y sound...

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Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

Then do what the other replies suggested, and substitute the word for something else, don't put pressure on yourself to say it...

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commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

I have a hard time saying here. So I found saying something easy and common like yes/yep/yeah is a good substitute. Or I raise my hand when I find I am having trouble...

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commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

Can you say "yep" or "yeah" instead? This was always easier than "here" when I'd block in school. 'ere or year (but make the "y" sound silent so it sounds like 'ere) are also tricks that can work. Al...

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commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

Say “present”. If you can swap another word the block will disappear...

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commentr/StutterNov 13, 2020
1 points

It's good to get these things off your chest. I feel it frees you in some ways and you don't have as much of the crushing weight on your shoulders, It also seems likes it been building up. You have ev...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentMindfulness & BreathingFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2020
3 points

Not OP but also a stutterer who just started medical school in the UK. I would say that it just depends on you individually and how your stutter is and when it becomes prominent. For me, my sutter inc...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2020
3 points

Imagine saying your own name as you start your presentation. You aren’t being rushed to respond when someone immediately asks your name, you can have a somewhat longer drawn out intro: “I.. am Loneboy...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesPropositionality & WeightSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2020
2 points

Yes absolutely tell her. What I often do, is I do most of the presentation itself, then only do a little bit of talking, and also tell the teacher that, that is my plan....

Social & RelationshipsCoping & Advocacy
Disclosure & Telling OthersFluency Techniques