No matter how hard you stutter, you have to do exposure if you want to lead a fulfilling life. Stuttering has a lot to do with anticipation. Any speaking technique can only help once you are mentally at the right place. Any real progress comes first by exposing your stutter and just holding the block while keeping eye contact. Try to minimize secondary symptoms and show your stutter as barely as possible. We fear the loss of control while speaking, but you have to shift your perspective: from controlling your speech to controlling your attitude towards speech. What helped me here is stoicism: “the impediment to action advanced action, what stands in the way becomes the way”. Any speaking situation is an opportunity for you to strengthen your courage, your integrity and self-respect. Doesn’t matter if you need minutes while blocking. Go to a coffee shop, write on a paper „I have a severe stutter, please be patient“, show it to her and order a simple coffee. And remember: progress is not speaking fluently, it is to go into the situation and showing your vulnerability. shame is your enemy.