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I exclusively experience silent and audible blocks. I've have never shown involuntary prolongation or repetition. The hardest sounds for me are words that start with vowels, or words that start with l...

That’s a feeling I’m all too familiar with! However, I’ve tried to be less sensitive to my own stutter. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been blocked on a word, especially my name. It usually resu...

Have you managed to improve your stutter using different techniques to costal breathing then?...

Hey man, 1. Practicing will help A LOT. I ideally you want to hit the stage knowing your BM speech really really well. When you get up there you're going feel a lot of nerves and that's the best way ...

I use 4 strategies most often: Breathing: diaphragmatic breathing, letting air out before I speak. Linking: linking my words together. Basically saying sentences as long one word instead of individ...

The best thing I can tell you is when you get worked up, stop, close your eyes, take a deep breath and start talking again when your eyes are closed, opening them after you start. It helps me but the ...

All I got is remember to breath, don't rush yourself, and try to relax. All of which can be quite difficult to do but practice. Try talking in a rhythmic flow. Take practice but could help. ...

Keep it short and simple. And do practice it a lot too. 1. Complement the bride 2. Tell a brief story about the groom. 3. Make a toast. Done...

Awesome good to know somebody else went through the same experience. I’m gonna have a few drinks as well which should help....

Of course it helps. Practice and don't get too worked up. Everyone is there to see the bride and groom not you, which is a good thing. Reading out loud helps me so I wrote out my entire speech and r...

I was told to stop and take deep breaths, and to kinda make a rhythm with my hand by patting my sides. I'm thinking it could be from just being self conscious about my stutter when I talk to strangers...

Hang in there friend. I have medium stutter and sometimes it can get ugly. I have had job interviews where the interview was cut short. I have a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and Masters in Manu...

just for work maybe you can work on your cadence when you talk on the phone. Try putting a little song cadence to it so it helps get the words out? I know when i talk on the walkie talkies at work I ...

The first name of my company is “Grey” and when I answer the phone I have to say “Grey ..... this is ....” and I could NEVER say Grey and it was killing me. Customers were like hello? Cause I would bl...

What helped me with talking more fluently on the phone is just practice. Just realize that the phone call is not a big deal and go for it. Practice what you're gonna say in your head before answering ...

The technique was to speak while breathing out. And i have to record instances of stutter. And then in the session I had to practice saying it there"imagining a similar situation".And no alternative t...

Yeah. Usually when I first meet people, I pretty much just answer questions and add, "What about you?" or not even contribute, just ask questions. I am in speech therapy and I am trying to speak more ...

Anyone here who stutters when speaking french?

Anyone here who stutters when speaking french? This may be a little specific, but my stuttering becomes a lot worse when speaking french, which is my second (3rd?) language. I was wondering if anyone ...

I'm glad to see that others have had the same reservations. And I've gotten a ton of mixed responses from people who stutter (via Reddit and Facebook). But I like the exercise you recommended! I'll ha...

Yes, I've stuttered my entire life. I'm 31. I think observation is good but putting yourself in our shoes, even for 5 minutes, gives you a different and better perspective. Perhaps go to your busiest...