postr/StutterMarch 26, 2026

My experience with speaking on the cambridge exam

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My experience with speaking on the cambridge exam I applied for the C1 cambridge exam and I was very confident that I would be getting it. But I did not know what I would do when the speaking test came in , so before speaking I disclosed that I have a stutter. All of a sudden , every word would fall out extremely smooth, I would know exactly what to say without any sort of anxiety and I was speaking very clearly. I did this speaking test next to a girl who did not stutter and I spoke a lot more than her , she told me that I did great afterwards. And I did it! I got C1 and wanna know something funny? my highest points were at speaking (out of reading and use of english, writing , listening and speaking) So how did that happen? Did the fact that these people knew that I stutter completely surpass all the anxiety? Was it my drive to get the C1 certificate? Maybe I will never know but I have entered a flow state at that moment.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy

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Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationMindset shift

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