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You can definitely shorten the pauses, but the only way to be fluent doing this is to achieve control and fluency with longer pauses and then slowly work your way down to shorter and shorter pauses ...

Thanks for this! I noted recently that I'm not good at taking pauses during presentations, but stuttering sometimes fills in the gaps between the intelligible parts of my sentences. Do you think you c...

Phrasing- The way to speak with complete control

Phrasing- The way to speak with complete control I have been in speech therapy for the past 2 years and I wanted to share what I thought was the most important aspect of fluent speech and what has hel...

She is a horrible teacher, she shouldn't have let you drop it. You have to feel bad or be out of your comfort zone to progress. I have been through this a lot and it sucks, but some advice to help you...

Two things before I get into my answer: 1. You're only 17. It's still a young age to get a job. But... 2. At some point you are going to have to go through the job application process. It's natura...

The only real thing that has helped me and had a lasting impact is when I made myself say exactly what I wanted to say, no word substitutions. If I stutter, so be it, I acknowledge it and move on with...

If you have an Apple computer you can get the same feature by using Garage Band. I don't know how to explain it to you, but I found it on Youtube. You are better off trying to teach yourself to slow d...

practice is always great 83. seriously, you don't know how many time i've been at subway at my college. you're completely fine. ...

Imagine speaking situations such as Chipotle and work meetings are practicing situations. You will feel more comfortable with it if you practiced your techniques during them instead of viewing them as...

I know I am late, but I have to answer this question. I went through the exact same experience and want to help other stutterers. I am 21 years old and an engineering major. My stuttering worsened ov...

From what I saw those people with doubts, wouldn't let themselves use all of the techniques to control their speech for fear of looking dumb. They didn't practice the techniques at home because "they ...

Practice. Creating new mental habits. Ask people for directions on the street, use the phone as much as possible, join a toastmasters and do public speaking. It's all about expanding your comfort zo...

As many people have pointed out here, you are experiencing a block. The speech mechanism is so delicate that the slightest stress can cause it to go berserk. Stutterers are already predisposed to havi...

I have been reading it since January 2017. It has helped me quite a bit. I am an engineering major and 21 years old. Last year, I struggled a lot with presentations - I felt nervous, ran out of breat...

This sounds really interesting! So the new way of breathing enabled you to speak more freely and that got your more confidence along the way? Do you have some more information on either the course or ...

I overcame my severe stammer in three days. Now communication is my strongest asset.

I overcame my severe stammer in three days. Now communication is my strongest asset. I just came onto this subreddit and noticed it is a very depressing place, no offence, but reading depression stori...

In short it's probably not, I learned to control my stammer, it felt good, but I still had anxiety. It's just that the early life of a stammer, often results in Anxiety....

I don't consider myself an anxious person, however, whenever I enter a speaking situation, such as ordering food at restaurant or job interview, I get a giant wave of anxiety hit me like a ton of bric...

I recorded myself when I started because I wanted to hear myself read out loud without stuttering. However, after I started doing it every single day hearing yourself meant less and less. One thing I ...

>I have been reading out loud every day for about an hour every day. Have you tried recording yourself also? I seem to recall doing that once, where the results were surprising. Like, I wasn't int...