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talking fast Does someone also has the intention to talk fast because you stutter? Because people always say to me that I talk fast, but I think it’s just a way for me to avoid stuttering. But then I ...

What really helps me when I have to give a presentation is to practice reading it out loud to someone a few times first. That way I can get a feel for which words will give me the most trouble, and de...

Try and don't overthink it too much. Just say what you want to say, don't pay attention to how you will have to say it. Fluency comes from speaking naturally, not by forcing some words and blocking so...

My number one tip is to challenge yourself, call random hotels and ask if they have certain things there (ie "do you have a spa/swimming pool") or stores and ask them what their closing hours are. The...

I'm a live receptionist for a company that gets contracted out by other businesses to answer their phones for them so they business can focus on actual work. My stutter is mostly getting stuck on wor...

My stutter gets worse around people that I'm close to as well. I think it's because with people I don't know, I try harder to speak more slowly and to think of replacement words that don't trip me up ...

This is the first post on Reddit I also suffer from stuttering Try to enjoy life and do what makes you happy Read books aloud Do exercises every day to gain self-confidence Admit you're stutterin...

For me meditation and/or breathing exercise (like the one by Wim Hof) helps. For important meetings/presentations, I take 'very' small dose of beta-blocker, combined with meditation to conjure a zen-l...

Sorry to hear that Kyle. I totally understand the feeling. When I was in school I would frantically count how many paragraphs there were until I had to read and then I would either practice silently o...

I’m 44 and still stutter. I will say I’ve improved 10-fold since I was younger and the method that I use is quite common although somewhat not that popular or somewhat frowned upon. When I’m talking ...

Avoidance strategies and funny misunderstandings

Avoidance strategies and funny misunderstandings Hello guys ! I'm so happy I just found this sub, I hope every one is doing fine and that successive quarantines did not worsen your speech pattern to...

I know how you feel, I\`ve been through the same thing. I am 24 and I have had quite severe stuttering for the most of my life until the last year. At school in my homeland my classmates were making f...

So I dont know your personality or whether youre open to change your speech because some people just think they are doomed forever and I personally stutter (shut down blocks) mildly but trust me I fee...

When I was about 7 years old I woke Up and just started stuttering, it’s also around the time my depression and anxiety first started flaring up. The more depressed and anxious I am the more I stutte...

I work in something similar to a call centre (a reception job). I just say the same things over and over. And when I do stutter really badly, I’ll either won’t acknowledge it and move on, or I’ll say ...

If you're trying to exercise, don't overcomplicate the things. Stuff like putting pencil in mouth - you should drop them....

Don't worry Kyle, I can feel your pain, I had a similar scenario when I had to read a paragraph back in school, this is honestly one of the hardest things for us, having to read out loud text that we ...

Exactly. It was easy for me to blame stutter for things that weren't really affected by it. Maybe we get used to blaming somethings we are used to blame just because it seems convenient....

Get comfortable. This applies honestly to all areas of navigating life with a stutter. Find a way to become more comfortable with your job. I have found that laying down while making a phone call is m...

One of the ways is to throw yourself in the situation to talk to girls SO many times that this problem will fade away overtime. Dont expect immediate results tho, takes time to override the old rusty ...