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IELTS exam
IELTS exam So I'm currently getting ready for my IELTS exam, and my speech is so bad I don't know what to do. It's not that my English is bad (although it's far from perfect) I just can't get the word...
Returning to school
Returning to school Hi, I'm in England and schools have been closed since January, but they are re-opening next week. I haven't had any face-to-face interaction with anyone outside my family. Can you...
I remember hating speech assignments in college. I know my letter blocks. I use synonyms during my speech so I stutter way less than I used to. I know some people aren’t a fan of that method, but to...
I also used to be happy about others correcting my sentences, but soon you will realize that you lost yourself you would become dependant on other people and neither will you have the courage to stand...
If you can give this speech in front of your dog, try to picture your audience as dogs too, like a whole bunch of dogs, some tall, some skinny, some with big ears, you get the picture. The point is to...
I have a very similar issue. I stutter the most around my sister and mother, and around strangers or acquaintances I can speak much more fluently. I've heard some people say they dont stutter when the...
I try speak it out always but if it's something that is bound by time then I type it on my phone and show it to them....
How do you guys deal with talking with someone stranger?
How do you guys deal with talking with someone stranger? Hello guys, I have been stuttering since 3 or 4 years now I am 19. How do you guys deal with anxiety when you try to talk or ask something with...
Agree in principle. I prefer not doing it, but the habit can be hard to kick. It'd probably be better to not do it at all. I think some therapists do talk about it as something that can be resorted to...
I wouldn't even call it an emergency tool. It's an avoidance. Agreed it tyoically reduces intelligibility because you're adding weird behaviors to your speech instead of stuttering....
My stammer surfaces usually in the middle of a sentence I am trying to say. My go to technique to get through it is to just restart the whole sentence and kind of speed through the part of the sentenc...
Well she is not wrong in the way that using certain things you can trick your brain into using different neural pathways, like talking with an accent helps some people to stutter less (I wonder if it ...
If I'm outside I just try to fixate my eye contact onto something else to help ease my mind, such as looking up a bit and staring into the clouds. It doesn't fully get rid of my stutter/blocks, but it...
Substituting words isn't a "technique" as such. It's an emergency tool. But it's not a guaranteed succes, and may diminsh in efficiency over time, as well as leading to having a worse time stuttering,...
What are some of your favourite tips and tricks to work around your stutter when you can't use the substituting words technique?
What are some of your favourite tips and tricks to work around your stutter when you can't use the substituting words technique? [deleted]...
I know all the tricks. Put a different sound at the beginning of the word. Skip the sound you have difficulty with. Try saying it while exhaling. Stop trying to say it, and restart the word etc etc. I...
Try to skip the first letter or syllable. Most of the time it's not even noticeable but it still helps you to avoid a frustrating speech incident - and gives you some momentum (many stutterers can tal...
Not sure what your comfort level is when it comes to phone vs in-person, but maybe call a local store and ask if they carry a product? It would get you talking to one person (maybe two if you get tra...
Dont know what to do
Dont know what to do Background about me - I have been stuttering since childhood. I went to speech therapy when i was thirteen. It helped me greatly and i was almost speaking normally, but after few ...
I meant that a few years ago i was more confident about my stutter, it didn't stopped me from doing or saying things. Now i'm back at it again, i avoid situations where i think i'll stutter. Maybe bec...