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Oh I’ve been there. That stuff is always nerve wracking. There’s no one method but I think some of the comments here are good advice. As an additional word of advice, I’d say if you find yourself stuc...

When I’m reading, I concentrate on phrasing. When I’m thinking about where to end the phrase (about every 5 words or so), I don’t think as much about the words I think I’m going to have trouble with. ...

I've done theater before and the thing that helped me was really getting into the character. For some reason, my stutter wasn't as bad when I exaggerated the emotions and facial expressions and hand g...

Can you practice with a friend? Repeating the word or phrase a lot usually helps me. If you feel you’re about to stutter. Stop. Take a breath and slowly say the word and kind of merge back into it. ...

As a 17 female that has stuttered for as long as she can remember, and started therapy in second grade, I might be able to help. FIRST OFF let her finish her sentences. When I start stuttering on a w...

I know that my experience seems to be an outlier, but also consider that you may find yourself outgrowing your stutter like I did. I had a moderate-severe stutter all through grade school and early hi...

My speech therapist has taught me several techniques to be proactive with stuttering. Easy Onset or prolongation is when you lengthen the start of your sentences to prevent you from stuttering during ...

Speech Therapy

Speech Therapy So, I'm usually pretty positive about my mild stutter, but today was a tough day. I'm doing speech terapy (paid by my health care plan) but the therapist is too young and doesn't have a...

Stuttering can't be *cured*. There's many different breathing exercises and vocal tricks that can be very effective at minimizing a stammer to the point where it's barely noticable. But this requires ...

A different approach to therapy

A different approach to therapy First post on r/stutter! Hi everyone! A little about me, I’ve stuttered my entire life and as many of you know, it’s not easy. At the age of 21 I decided to join the M...

just take your time, remember to approach it calmly, use pauses when speaking and keep focused on what you're saying and who you're saying it to. good luck...

Thanks for the kind words. I really have to dial in on my breathing. It goes out of whack and then speaking becomes impossible....

Totally agree, I found myself more fluent when speak intonationally and just in general people listen to you much more carefully when you speak that way....

Making your own style of speaking

Making your own style of speaking I made a post recently regarding tips that I have used to be more fluent. The 3rd point I made was regarding to speaking with more intonation and inflection in your v...

So this is less about being passionate when you speak, but more so having more vocal intonation and changes in inflection. This doesn’t mean you speak louder or harder. This means you drag some vowels...

My Story

My Story 22 M ; just discovered this reddit and reading about others like me so will get a few things off my chest here: So like many of you I have stuttered for nearly my whole life, it actually dis...

I've tried using this method while talking on the phone - I didn't stutter, because as you mentioned, I saw how my mouth was moving and I could articulate each sound clearly. Haven't practiced it in a...

speaking in front of a mirror for speech therapy

speaking in front of a mirror for speech therapy I have had a severe stutter all of my life, and I have tried many different forms of speech therapy. It seems that talking in front of a mirror seems ...

Exactly. However, nothing will change without practice. It can be hard to do with strangers. Tell people you trust that you are going to try this technique and practice it when talking to them. I am t...

Forcing myself to stutter when I block on a letter or a word.

Forcing myself to stutter when I block on a letter or a word. My speech therapist said that when I block on certain letters or words, instead of forcing them out I should focus on making myself stutte...