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This is what ruined speech class for me. I think vocal fillers are a natural part of speaking (as long as they aren’t excessive) and I told that to my professor. Nevertheless, I had points taken off...

I just did my first open mic for standup comedy!!

I just did my first open mic for standup comedy!! Y’all. I like cannot even contain myself right now. I’ve been taking a standup comedy class bc I’m absolutely terrible at talking in front of people a...

Sometimes when I have trouble saying present in class my friends would tell that I'm present for the teacher. Maybe you can ask a friend to help you out? Or, what about "Here!"...

I'm in Toastmasters and a person's role there is to specifically count how many times you say "uh". They're called the um counter....

When I was in teachers' ed, the instructors kept harping on "don't say uh when you're talking." I kept thinking "if I didn't say 'uh,' I wouldn't talk at all." Fortunately, teachers' ed faculty is ...

Thank God for ‘uh’

Thank God for ‘uh’ Sure, it’s a bad habit to say it, but it’s gotten me through some tough times. I’ve completed full thoughts by saying it. I’ve never stuttered over it, so, uh, at least I’ve got tha...

Things I missed in life duo to my stutter

Things I missed in life duo to my stutter I'm a 36 year old male and have been stuttering most of my life. Its at an ok level now, was much much worse when I hit my early teen years and most of my you...

27m Can't talk to attractive females

27m Can't talk to attractive females I work with a few and every time I think of something to say I get a block I can't get over so I end up just not saying anything to them.. I get a weird feeling in...

I started stuttering when I was in the 2nd grade. I had to read my essay aloud in front of the whole class of like 20 people. I was struggling to read a couple of sentences without stuttering quite of...

I think we all mostly have bad experiences, my worst one was in elementary school. I was just talking when I noticed some people laughing. I had no idea why, then one of them asked why I talked so wei...

Best and Worst experience you had with your stutter?

Best and Worst experience you had with your stutter? Hey everyone, haven't been posting in here for a long time. I'm a 22 years old Italian stutterer. I've had my stutter since i was 5-6, and even th...

I found out that I don't stutter when I suppress emotions (or when I don't care)

I found out that I don't stutter when I suppress emotions (or when I don't care) I don't know if this works for anybody else. But I find that I don't stutter when I go into a "machine-like" or "roboti...

First of all, don’t think of yourself as less of a man just because you stutter. If a girl would rather be with someone else who can speak “normally”, drop her quick cause she’s shallow. I think the ...

You need to compensate it with other things. I have a severe stutter but I'm decently good looking, tall and athleticly build. ...

Relationships (Girlfriend , wife etc)

Relationships (Girlfriend , wife etc) How do you guys do it. How do you guys approach women ? How do they respond once they catch you off guard being a stuttering mess ? How do we initiate the thing ...

I had to give a speech in college once and I opened with "writting a 10 minute speech is easy when you stutter. That's only two sentences!" Got a bunch of laughs....

I had to give a speech in college once and I opened with "writting a 10 minute speech is easy when you stutter. That's only two sentences!" Got a bunch of laughs....

I had to give a speech in college once and I opened with "writting a 10 minute speech is easy when you stutter. That's only two sentences!" Got a bunch of laughs....

This has been difficult for me in general but it all starts with just a simple talk. Don't think of it as like the most important thing in the world. You may stutter but just make it into a joke someh...

Texting, texting, texting. Fluency doesn’t matter when you’re texting. If you’re good with words when you’re texting, she will be interested enough not to care about your stutter. Also confidence. A...