postr/StutterNovember 14, 2024

I’m improving at presentations in college and I’m proud of myself

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I’m improving at presentations in college and I’m proud of myself All throughout highschool I would avoid presentations at any cost or I would do them in private with a teacher because of my stutter, but in college I wanted to change that. I remember my first presentation when I got to college I was stuttering a good amount but I still got through it. Second time around in a different class first I disclosed my stutter to them and I did a little better. I was more calm and stuttered less but it was still there. In this third presentation I did in the same class I disclosed my stutter in I just had my best presentation yet. Even though I was nervous and looking down at the slides 90% of my part I was able to fluently speak sentences and had stuttering here and there but it was for the most part fluent. I think what’s really helping me to improve and grow in terms of stuttering and presentations is to just say fuck it and do it anyways with a stutter or not. Running from presentations only increased my anxiety around them and made me fear them more so instead I’m facing them head on in college so I can grow and so I won’t fear them anymore.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftPublic Speaking

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public_speakingperceived_judgment