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Public Humiliation I'm 44 and dealt with stammering/stuttering all my life.Most of the times I can manage. I'm in outside sales and usually do ok one on one a with a customer or co-worker. I'm usually ok in short conversations. Wednesday I had to do a year end presentation in front of a small group explaining my territory and strategy for next year. It started out fine but about halfway through it started, the stuttering and stammering and basically humiliation. The room was silent of course as I Butcher the last 5 minutes of my slide show. I've never wanted to disappear so fast in my life. I've heard it all before and I can deal with it but I just wanted to see if what others have tried, speech therapy? Medication? What gives? I've tried practicing alone, I can talk to myself perfectly and clear for hours and never stutter. It's when I get on a scripted phone call or in front of crowds. It's usually a bit worse when I'm tired so I even made sure to get a good night sleep the night before. Just frustrated with this shiz. Just wanted to vent.