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commentr/StutterOct 5, 2022
3 points

That is correct, but I noticed all the "tricks/hammer tools/helpfull methods" are almost eveywhere the same. In Belgium we have also a method named BLS ( bewust leren spreken=mindfull speaking). I fol...

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commentr/StutterOct 4, 2022
1 points

You're in high school, I imagine that means some of your classmates would not be opposed to violence (a sad truth in the America school system, at least). So if you suspect that would be the case, the...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2022
2 points

be patient. dint finish words or sentences for him. check into the Mcguire Program. a great course I did that helped me. watch "school for stammerers" you can find otbon youtube...

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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2022
2 points

Not practicing is my advice. My best interviews and speech in general is when I “wing it”. Planning words is the demise of PWS...

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commentr/StutterSep 19, 2022
8 points

I could rarely land a punchline, so I stopped telling jokes. if eating out I woud order something I could say, rather than what I wanted many avoidance tactics. then I joined the Mcguire Program w...

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postr/StutterSep 16, 2022
3 points

Anyone here prescribed adderall?

Anyone here prescribed adderall? If so, how has it affected your stutter? I have a moderate to severe and was just diagnosed with ADHD at 23. Psychiatrist wants to start me off with 20mg or XR (extend...

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commentr/StutterSep 16, 2022
1 points

So I would really recommend the Dave McGuire course. They have an inexpensive self help book on Amazon called “Beyond Stammering: The Mcguire Program for getting good at the Sport of Speaking.” You ca...

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commentr/StutterSep 15, 2022
1 points

Well one of the biggest things you will learn are how our life and overall health is governed a lot by our approach/avoidance conflicts. Approach/avoidance conflicts are basically two competing desi...

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commentr/StutterSep 11, 2022
2 points

So I would really recommend the Dave McGuire course. They have an inexpensive self help book on Amazon called “Beyond Stammering: The Mcguire Program for getting good at the Sport of Speaking.” You ca...

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commentr/StutterSep 8, 2022
3 points

I’ve been there, in high school and especially college. A few things helped me: 1. Practice your answers infront of a mirror until until you can say then fluently. Knowing what you’re going to say, h...

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commentr/StutterSep 6, 2022
16 points

Hey! Speech Pathologist here! Is what you’re going to say for your presentation written out? If not I would ask your teacher if it’s okay if you type it out so you can read it off of paper instead of ...

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commentr/StutterSep 5, 2022
2 points

I could try. The main reason I got that laptop was for programming. But that vr thingie sounds interesting and I'll give it a try. I might just have to save for vr glasses. And that really of your pro...

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commentr/StutterSep 5, 2022
1 points

since you have a high end laptop, have you tried buying a set of vr glasses to try the VR public speaking simulations? not that free junk, but the one that cost i think 200 dollars or monthly fee, it ...

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commentr/StutterSep 5, 2022
2 points

Going to ignore the gaslighting comments above from people who have accepted that they will be treated poorly. NEVER allow anyone to minimize you. We wouldn’t mock someone for something they were born...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2022
1 points

I use the McGuire Program self help book but never attended the course. Amazing program if you commit hard. Pair the program with John Harrison’s “Redefining Stuttering” book. The program basically ...

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postr/StutterSep 2, 2022
8 points

A trick to kickstart a phone conversation

A trick to kickstart a phone conversation Sometimes I have to do phone calling, it's inevitable. My trick is to record my first sentences ("Hi, my name is X, and I'm calling because..." "my ID number...

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commentr/StutterAug 31, 2022
2 points

Ohh i cant really afford to buy any book currently i will buy it after saving up in a few days and also i will surely check out "redefining stuttering" i will let u know incase i cant find it and also...

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commentr/StutterAug 29, 2022
3 points

So I would really recommend the Dave McGuire course. They have an inexpensive self help book on Amazon called “Beyond Stammering: The Mcguire Program for getting good at the Sport of Speaking.” You ca...

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commentr/StutterAug 29, 2022
1 points

If I were in your situation I would probably make a video which you can edit and rehearse as many times as you need so it appears as you don't stutter....

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commentr/StutterAug 28, 2022
3 points

Sure. I don't know how much his case would apply to you, but he was a young kid in elementary school and was bullied a lot, which gave him extra motivation to work on his speech. His school had a spee...

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