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It's important to realise the audience is on your side. They aren't judging you. On the contrary, they're most likely in awe of admiration that even with your stutter you have the cajones to stand up ...

It's a social anxiety disorder. The only time you can stutter alone is when your imagining talking to someone....

Many people stutter because they’re subconsciously (or consciously) nervous or anxious about talking and when you’re alone there is no reason to be nervous....

Try not to let yesterday’s presentation make you anxious about todays. Just because you had a bad stutter yesterday doesn’t mean it will happen again. Stressing out about it will probs increase your ...

Before I gave my presentation I went in a walk and did some deep breathing. I said to myself out loud something like “you will stutter and you will struggle to get through it. Own it. It is beautiful”...

I just did a presentation for the first time in a while. It was only a few minutes long. What helped my anxiety was telling myself to OWN IT. except it, embrace it, know that you WILL have blocks and ...

Bad presentations

Bad presentations Hello, so I have been struggling a lot with presentations at university. I have tried everything and I just don’t see a way out of my stutter. I had a really bad stutter when I was p...

Either disclose the fact that you stutter or go into it knowing there’s a likelihood that it’ll happen so when it does occur you’ve already given yourself the mental clarity of getting past what could...

I am a stuttering streamer, And streaming helps with my anxiety about stuttering.

I am a stuttering streamer, And streaming helps with my anxiety about stuttering. [removed]...

Not applying for scholarships. I likely wouldn’t have gotten any, which was my reasoning for not applying. I really wish I did apply though because maybe I could’ve gotten one or at least said I trie...

How to overcome a stutter in a job interview

How to overcome a stutter in a job interview Hey everyone, for context I’ve stuttered all my life. Went through speech therapy and classes most of my childhood. It has gotten better in my daily life b...

This is a good question. It might depend on what your goal is. Generally speaking, reinforcing unproductive behaviors such as forcing out words or using a lot of tricks because you're so frazzled and ...

Is forcing my way through my stutter during public speaking situations a good idea?

Is forcing my way through my stutter during public speaking situations a good idea? **Hi** all, im 16 m and and high school. I always find that I want to speak up during class or answer a question for...

>*Any tips?* Most people outgrow or recover from stuttering near the onset of stuttering. My recommendation is: * stop worrying about stuttering or negative listener's responses (because this wil...

is this kind of thing serious? cause i noticed two of my classmates have the same conditions.. the reason i think of asking this on internet is because i have an incoming thesis defense and i dont wan...

I’m on the autistic spectrum and can say I definitely believe there is a connection to stuttering. We often have a difficult time with emotional processing, as well as being more sensitive. As wel...

I don’t really have any advice because I just looked up the same problem on the internet and found your post. Just wanted to let you know you’re not alone and that I’m having the same problem recently...

Noticed myself stuttering in adulthood

Noticed myself stuttering in adulthood Hi, first of all this isn’t anything I feel particularly worried about. I’m just a little confused. I’ve never had a problem with speech in my life but recently ...

When I was a teen I went to a two week long course held by Ross Barrett. He's currently the Director at the Eastern Virginia Stuttering Center. I was 12 maybe 13 at the time. The class was mainly adul...

>*I posted on here before about this, but this came at the tail end of a spout of alcoholism I was battling at the time. For years I thought this was the root cause* I agree with you, a traumatic ...