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I would maybe consider just saying something like ”hello my name is ****** and sometimes I stutter” that way everyone knows what's going on and hopefully relieve some of the pressure you would be feel...

To specifically answer your last paragraph of should you introduce yourself as a stutterer — yes, I did for a couple years and it helped me a lot. If a gender-nonbinary person wants to be addressed ...

This is so spot on. Once I shifted to a similar mindset with regular meditation my fluency improved so much. ...

I just conquered my fear of speaking on the phone. It was the first time I did it in 8 years.

I just conquered my fear of speaking on the phone. It was the first time I did it in 8 years. My speech therapist recommended that i make one phone call this week and i decided that i was going to cal...

Speaking is an exercise and reading aloud, if done with proper breathing techniques and a good place, is a good work out to build stamina. I personally have seen good results and do it on the regular....

>I’ve made a conscious effort to work on my speech and on talking more slowly Is this something you've been doing on your own or with professional aid? >those around you begin to ridicule you ...

Some things that helped me is to control my breathing. Slow your heart rate down and relax. Find a rhythm in your reading or speech. Take your time with the sounds. If a sound isn't coming then you ca...

What to do next?

What to do next? I am 17 years old. I stammer. For the past year I have been addressing my stuttering (voice blocking) by reading books about stuttering (some from NSA's website, and what i think as a...

Hello I find your story to be very interesting and something I have always wondered about. I love your positive attitude towards it. A quote I heard one time “the stutter does not begin in the chi...

I’m in the same boat the only thing they tell you is breath and slow easy speech and it doesn’t work ...

Ah, glad you liked it! The sun has just begun peeking out again, though it is still quite chilly.its definitely best at summertime. I actually just begun a couple of weeks ago. But we make a plan fo...

Practice practice practice. Write down your presentation from memory. Practice in front of mirror. Practice to dog. Practice to a friend. Keep practicing. Stuttering happens, being prepared helps....

I used to twitch a lot with my face while I was talking, but I practiced for some time with a speech therapist. He even filmed me, so I realized how much I was cramping and twitching while talking. No...

For me, I'd say that "success" would be to feel comfortable and natural in the new way of speaking. When I can focus on slowing my rate of speech, I have pretty much a "normal person" level of fluency...

Yes it is. Speaking is an exercise and reading aloud, if done with proper breathing techniques and a good place, is a good work out to build stamina. I personally have seen good results and do it on t...

It works to the extent you practice good habits. As with anything else, practice makes permanent. If you practice good breath control and fluent speech, it will help. If you don't, it will just set b...

Is reading aloud helpful?

Is reading aloud helpful? Hi. My stuttering problem is not that big. In scale of 1-10 I'd give it a 4. However, when I start to get tired, e.g. after spending couple of hours in school, I tend to have...

I understand the feeling of being made fun of and it really doesn’t feel great. What I would recommend is to practice talking by yourself. Practice pronouncing every word when you’re most comfortable ...

Pretend the phone call is a practice situation. Use your techniques during this call and talk to the patients as if they're your speech therapist. It's a win win because most of the patients are older...

I experienced what you described as a result of weight gain lol However in a conversation when I forget to take deep breadth and stutter, it leaves me out of breadth....