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I am ace at giving presentations. Here are my tricks. 1. Practice the hell out of it. Even the best speakers practice a ton before hand. Practice to the point that you dont even have to have the vis...

I took TOEFL 4 years ago. Speaking 26/30 I practiced a lot. The Chinese have hacked some of the past TOEFL tests. it's called TPO. I took 25 of those speaking tests. I recorded my own voice while ans...

I graduated college in 2006. Yeah, fucking exhausting... Asking to go first is a great idea, I frequently volunteered to go first. Thoughts that come to mind are to try to not focus on the upcoming...

for me, practice a lot. I have opportunities to book practice interviews from my school. I also try to practicing on my end, answering difficult interview questions, and recording it/playing it back....

Just made a speech in my class. The trick is to practice, practice and practice. Practice your speech a ton. Also, pauses in speech aren't as long as you think. Pause if you need and don't forget to b...

That means that u become nervous speaking face to face, I suggest speaking in mirror or speaking with your close friend a lot or a relative and reading loud with them listening also helps...

First of all: Congratulations!! Being the one out of 120, that's a pretty solid "you can do it" in my book. I'm not one for inspirational battle speeches but here's some dry pragmatism that never fa...

I had the same issue. I have to talk on the radio at work and all of a sudden I started getting worse. So I started using easy onsets and practicing with my wife at home (simulating radio chat) and t...

My "new language" was English and after 12 years of learning it through school and i still stutter more than my native language. Try to hold a monologue at home, talk in front of the mirror, it does...

Great talk. I think he rehearsed his script many times. Also, “performing” can make stuttering less pronounced. It’s the unscripted spontaneous moments that are hardest for me. Especially on grou...

I am starting my degree soon and I’m absolutely terrified, I think i might be okay talking to patients because I’m in control and and change words that I might stutter on but I’m very nervous about or...

This is me every first day of school so you’re definitely not alone. I’ve tried practicing the line you have to say (e.g. “Hey I’m ____, I’m a ____ major and one of my hobbies is ____) so that I can g...

I agree with the other commenters — However, if you’re confident in your ability to the job, appeal to the hiring manager — tell them to put you on a probationary period. That you know your stutter is...

I’m an SLP grad student and I recently worked with a man in his mid 20’s. I did a mock interview with him because he had a job interview coming up. You could pull a list of common interview questions ...

What helps you? (and other questions)

What helps you? (and other questions) Good morning everyone! I don't know why I never thought to check for a subreddit for the literal biggest thing to effect my life on a day-to-day basis. So here I...

A great day

A great day Today started out as any other day. Went to work, had some blocks but overall it was an alright day. I was stressed overall about looking for a job with a stutter.. stuff like that. Afte...

Stuttering, Keep it short, how to cure it, but it's a life long mission.

Stuttering, Keep it short, how to cure it, but it's a life long mission. I made it just for my stuttering family because we're all one. Not going to lie, my whole life I have feared away from reading ...

I go back to school on Tuesday, and I'm sick to my stomach

I go back to school on Tuesday, and I'm sick to my stomach This is my first post here. I am going into my senior year of high school, and I am extremely nervous about it. I have struggled with a sever...

Went to orientation for a new job today. They did the ice breaker thing. I enjoyed meeting and speaking to the lady next to me but I just left the room when it came time to tell the room about the per...

Try to write the presentation script and read it out loud when doing the presentation. This helps me as my stutter dominantly due to the inability of structuring my thoughts (especially when nervous)....