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Some people may never have heard stuttering and may be clueless about it. Although I’ve always had an attractive appearance,some women have become frightened when I stopped them for directi...

Mcguire grad from 2002 here. I used the techniques yesterday to help with some blocks talking to colleagues. if I wanted to I could have called a Mcguire coach for support for free. it's a wonderful ...

I feel your pain. Hang in there. I was in traffic court a couple years ago and the judge asked me If I forgot why I was there, in front of everyone. I was quite surprised that response would come ...

I took an afternoon shift on college radio when I was an undergrad. Tons of pressure but I learned a lot. I spent a lot of time on show prep because I planned and wrote out all my talk sets beforehand...

I don't think you need to tell them... if it happens, then they'll know. Can you practice the interview with a friend beforehand? Try to anticipate the type of questions they'll ask, and maybe it wil...

Same here. I’m 40 and don’t stutter much these days, but the possibility of having a block is always on my mind when talking in front of a group. I’m also returning to school this week to begin a new ...

I'm on SSRI for years and had a bad block last week in a meeting. Couldn't say the person's name. Eventually stuttered and got it out. And I don't stutter most of the time except when I pych myself ou...

Teacher here (University), and I still have bad days. That said, preparation goes a long way. Early on, I would design a lecture, record myself doing it by myself, and then rewatch and adjust, practic...

Only advice I can give is to introduce yourself as someone who has a stutter before you go through with the icebreaker. Maybe talk to the professor beforehand and ask him if he can maybe disclose that...

I did a bunch of stuff but The best and easiest advice I can give you for you to be consistent with read out loud everyday for 1hour and put emphasis on every word. A little harder advice but still ...

Try introducing yourself first when you feel like presenting yourself is coming up. I know this won't work in all situations but I found out that for me, I'm more fluent when I do the introduction fir...

There’s not a trick that works for everyone. With me it helps to somehow be speaking prior to the official start of the speech / introduction. Perhaps making small talk with a person sitting nearby. ...

No it doesn't matter at all for me, I can practice before as much as I want with no benefit...

Make eye contact. Begin slowly on an exhale. Enunciate. You’ll have to practice w brief voluntary repetitions as much as possible (in mirror, on phone, in person). You’ll need more confidence, but...

I went on a course called Mcguire Programme. the physical is based on costal breathing... taking deep inhales using the costal diaphragm then speaking at the top of the breath, at the point just bef...

Hey….I was in the same limbo. I start my ADHD meds first time this week and noticed some same effects. I started on Sandoz Mixed salts and noticed more blocks than usual....

Have you tried change the order of your introduction? Instead of good afternoon thanks for calling [company] my name is [name]. Try - [company],[name] speaking, thanks for calling, how can I help?...

LMFAO i literally have a piece of paper with my intro right next to my keyboard 😭😭 yeah, i try to change it up but like something about having to go through the mortifying ordeal of introducing myse...

Yeah the Vyvanse was much worse, but I don't remember the dose. So I can't rule that out as the cause. That was 4 or 5 years ago. We took him off of the ADHD meds completely for about 3 years. (I'm r...

Yes, my son has ADHD and a severe blocking stutter. Vyvanse nearly rendered him mute for the short time he was on it. We started using a whiteboard at home just to communicate with him. Right now he's...