I've stuttered for 6 years. Here are some techniques I've picked up along the way.

I've stuttered for 6 years. Here are some techniques I've picked up along the way. This is going to be a wall of text. **Always keep in mind that the best technique for stuttering is acceptance** My name is Olof and I've been stuttering or stammering for about 6 years since I moved back from North America to Sweden. People say that the reason behind my stuttering is me learning 3 languages (spanish as well) fluently so early. Oh well, enough of that. (Reminder: This is what I find useful and my opinions.) **Tip number 1:** TALK SLOWLY! This is the most crucial part. Learn to master it. Whenever you talk, think about the speed of the speech. Talking slowly will greatly help with the other techniques. **Tip number 2:** When people talk normally, the toung presses against either the teeth, top of your mouth or wherever. Try saying the letter K. Feel where the sound is made. Try to make the sound a more soothing sound. More loke hKh, more like the sound a snake makes hissing at you. Now try to say the letter T, normally. Feel how the tongue touches the top of your mouth hard. How it kind of bounces of it. Now try to say T but with a looser touch, try to more or less roll your tongue against the top of your mouth. It should be more like Tssss than T. Try to say sentences with this technique. Compare it to the normal way of saying T. For example, when saying the word "tale", instead say something in the direction of "tsale". No, that was not miss-spelled, and if you say the word "cable", (which is the K sound) you want to pronounce it more like "khable", looseing up the K, making it easier to say. Practice saying Kh in a sentence as well as Ts. Try to make whole sentences like *Care to carry the cans to Cameron?*. Try this with different letters as well. Try to say them "looser" and not as "hard". This helped me a lot. Some letters like G are hard, and some like T are easy. You have to practice. **Remember** to not **OVERUSE** this technique. When talking to family or close friends and when you feel that it is OK to stutter, don't use it. The more you use the techniques, the faster your brain will find a way to make them not work anymore. Just happens sometimes, try to do something new in those cases. **Tip number 3:** Breathe: If you get stuck, stop speaking. Inhale slowly. Exhale slowly. Count to 3 while doing this. Then try again. Think about what technique you are going to use and start of smooth. "Tsoday I would likhe tso tsalk abvouts the khlimhat ishues" for example. Remember to speak slowly! Speaking slowly will help you prepare for the next technique! **Tip number 4:** Starting the vocal cords before you say the word. **This is effective vs BLOCKS.** Let's say you usually get a "block" at the letter B. You just can't say it. Not a single sound comes out from your mouth. Well, in that case, try to start your voice before you say the B. Something like *uuuuuhB* The uuuuh sound makes it sound like you are just saying uuuuuh before the word, searching for what to say. Example: **Friend on the phone with you:** *Are you home alone dude?* **Your answer**: *uuuuuuhBrad is here as well.* See? You started your voice, making a noise which makes the block easier to bypass. Try it. Practice it. And it isn't too obvious. That's about it I guess. The second tip is a really big one, master it and you can speak flawlesly pretty much. **TL;DR** 1: Speak slowly. 2: Speak smooth. Instead of T, say Tss, Instead of K, say Khh. These are just examples, try to figure out the rest by yourselves like I did. 3: Breathe. Calm down. Breathe. Inhale. Exhale. Suggestions for techniques can be added! Heck, why not make this a big post where we all make our own tributes and create a wall. But let's remember though, the best way to face your fear is accepting it and moving past it. Edit: Minor changes to spelling etc. **Edit 2:** I added a technique, or tip if you may.