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postr/StutterJul 2, 2025
3 points

I'm going to a week-long course to learn how to be a guide and present things in front of a class, in three days... I'd love some tips.

I'm going to a week-long course to learn how to be a guide and present things in front of a class, in three days... I'd love some tips. Just as the title said, Next week I'm going out of my home for a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2025
2 points

Been in that position...I did rehearse my talk at least 5 times a day for a week before the talk day..it went well though I did block a few times ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Preparation & RehearsalSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2025
1 points

I stutter, and I teach at a university. You can do it. Accept your stutter, but also see if there are things you can do to alleviate the situation.  Also, it might be good to talk to the folks at th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & RehearsalHope & Motivation+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2025
1 points

Hey, first year engineering student here. When I was applying through UCAS and I didn’t declare my stammer which looking back on I think that was a mistake. However, my head teacher told me to declare...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Preparation & RehearsalAdvice RequestsAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2025
2 points

Ok I respect memorizing the words. To me people who don’t stutter have no idea how things are normally. Good luck OP...

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Preparation & RehearsalSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2025
1 points

What we say won't change their world is all I mean.  The more we worry over it the needlessly more stressful it may become.  Worrying and know the material is a different matter and I recommend studyi...

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commentr/StutterJun 27, 2025
2 points

Joining a Toastmasters club may help you, it helped me tremendously in delivering a speech to 120 people. I joined two clubs so I could get more practice. It's not speech therapy of course but it doe...

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Preparation & RehearsalAdvice RequestsHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2025
2 points

Yes, my father doesn't stutter. In general, he has always had a bit of trouble understanding my difficulties, but he tries his best. I don't see him often (less than once a year), and that comment mad...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Preparation & RehearsalAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2025
1 points

I agree, do it for at least a month. I know most of us are perfectionist and can’t take it when we are not doing as per our expectations. Practice calling and chatting with strangers in spare time i...

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Preparation & RehearsalAnxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2025
1 points

Is there any way you can script a portion of the phone calls? I worked at a call center for awhile and it was really hard at first, but I found that if I could just read off a script and get into a rh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Preparation & RehearsalFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2025
2 points

I think he's talking about a speech technique called a "preparatory set". Just search "preparatory set stuttering" on youtube. OP can you confirm if this is what you were talking about: [https://ww...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
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commentr/StutterJun 11, 2025
2 points

I think we are always susceptible to it from genetics or what have you but we can deal with it or become accustomed enough that the triggers start not being triggers in the same situations. Kinda lik...

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commentr/StutterJun 9, 2025
3 points

I am in software engineering and stuttering hasn't held me back much. I am well respected in my company and I continue to stutter. I have to present to a board member next week.. I am not looking forw...

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Employment & CareerPreparation & RehearsalSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2025
4 points

I noticed I stutter when I'm talking about something that makes me excited or when I see a friend I didn't see in a while and feel happy is like the words want to rush out and I can't control them...

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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
5 points

With a lot of fear and trepidation haha. I didn't learn about acceptance and how much fear controlled me until after I was done with school. I got through it though. And that's what made me realize ...

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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
2 points

Go and practice to Toastmasters if you can before you start the new semester/school. It's safe space to practise. I know manu stutterers who have done Toastmasters....

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Preparation & RehearsalSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2025
1 points

Than why does my adderall help my overall speech fluency???? I only stutter with certain people who make me anxious or when my adhd brain does not match my mouth...

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commentr/StutterMay 28, 2025
7 points

You should absolutely go. At some point in life, you’re going to have to introduce yourself. Look at it as a great opportunity to practice that interaction! Write down your introduction: “hi my name i...

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commentr/StutterMay 26, 2025
1 points

Just take the paper in hand and memorize the words thoroughly and understand the meaning completely. Talk with stubborn voice and after 5 mins, you will get normal in talk and presentation will be ove...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Preparation & RehearsalFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2025
2 points

gave a huge presentation just yesterday (which went surprisingly well) and here are some tips that might help you based on my own experience: 1) prepare as much as you can. you don't need to memorize...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Preparation & RehearsalFluency TechniquesDisclosure & Telling Others