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commentr/StutterNov 15, 2020
2 points

He said in an interview that when he was younger, he would stand infront of a mirror and read poetry to himself aloud. Biden said that he felt this helped him increase his fluency....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Preparation & RehearsalSituational Variability
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
5 points

He spent a lot of time reading poetry out loud in front of a mirror. I think he also marks up his speeches ahead of time and plans out pauses to prevent blocks. [Give this a watch if you haven't alre...

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commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
7 points

He hasn't talked about it to much to my knowledge, but he did say a few things that have personally helped my stutter a bit: \- He wrote that nuns at his school as a kid told him to speak with a "rhy...

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Preparation & RehearsalFluency TechniquesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
19 points

What you see are a lot of carefully planned speeches. He rehearses his speeches and comments a lot and intentionally picks words or phrases that are easier for him. If you watch him, a lot of his paus...

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commentr/StutterNov 11, 2020
1 points

Good to know, I may try this at my next interview. How would you go about saying it? Can you just say, “Hi, my name is <name>, and I have a stutter” right away? Or do you bring it up yourself l...

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commentr/StutterNov 9, 2020
2 points

It's not a bad idea at all to ask, worth a try. If it doesn't work, I would suggest making a script with "safe" words and putting it somewhere near the camera so you can reference it without much susp...

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commentr/StutterNov 7, 2020
1 points

For me personally, I find that coffee helps my flow of thought as I have ADHD. It likely works differently to each person though. I stutter the most when I'm tired, that is the biggest thing! If I'm t...

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commentr/StutterNov 6, 2020
6 points

I feel the same way honestly. In fact I don't stutter much when I publicly speak, probably because I feel like I'm in control. Because it's prepared....

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Preparation & RehearsalPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2020
2 points

I mean if you feel very stressed and know that when your turn comes you know what to say, I propose you to make the voice in the voice recorder earlier, do you understand what I mean?...

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commentr/StutterOct 16, 2020
2 points

Worse, A LOT worse - i had one a week ago and completely messed up despite all the preparation. The interviewers seemed emphatic but... of course I didn't make it to the next round. Typical really - ...

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Anticipating StutteringPreparation & RehearsalAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2020
2 points

Same here man! I feel if we practice doing mock interviews with people who we can trust, we should improve...

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commentr/StutterOct 11, 2020
9 points

Hey. I can relate. I was valedictorian when my stutter was at its worst. I had to give a speech and I was so anxious the preceding days I sweated buckets out of my palms and I seriously considered cal...

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commentr/StutterOct 8, 2020
2 points

practice what you have to say . And change your mindset. no matter what you will stutter at least once while giving lecture. Just dont care what they think of you. If you keep on talking even if you s...

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commentr/StutterOct 8, 2020
3 points

I did that but we can't read our texts during presentation and I had a time limit so even when I had it almost all memorised I was still pretty stressed. But yeah I agree writing stuff down is really ...

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commentr/StutterOct 7, 2020
10 points

Congrats! Thank you for sharing your story. I’m an actor and voice over artist with a mild stutter. I find that I don’t stutter at all with a script - maybe because like you, it’s memorized and you’ve...

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postr/StutterOct 7, 2020
103 points

Feeling amazing! Conquered my largest mountain this past weekend!!

Feeling amazing! Conquered my largest mountain this past weekend!! Hi everyone! So on Sunday night, I conquered my most feared mountain. I gave a 10 minute speech at my brother’s wedding as his best m...

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commentr/StutterOct 3, 2020
3 points

Shared this on other social media to really highlight the preparation it can take for someone who stutters to do something as basic as introducing yourself to others. It’s hard AF sometimes, but it c...

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commentr/StutterOct 2, 2020
2 points

First of all, CONGRATULATIONS on the pastry school. Second, YOU ARE GOING TO BE FINE!!!! This is what I did, my first and last name both start with a "P". I practiced saying my name every day for 2 ...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
2 points

I have several strategies that have been honed over time to help increase my odds of interview success. Disclaimer these are what works for me and they probably will sound like overkill as I write th...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2020
1 points

I found preparation really help me, practicing responses and possible answers to questions I could expect. Did this in varsity with my presentations and it helped quite a bit....

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