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Stress from changing life conditions can definitely bring back or worsen your stutter. I was made fun of in high school and stuttered worsened to the point where I wouldn't speak anymore. In college, ...

Thank you for this! Did you learn how to prepare your speech for stressful situations yourself, or did you seek help by working with an SLP or someone else? As a future SLP (I graduate in May), I real...

It's not severe under most circumstances. My confidence grew by surviving many situations at work etc where there was a possibility of me looking like a fool because of my stutter. I eventually found ...

DAE stutter more in front of people you are close to than strangers?

DAE stutter more in front of people you are close to than strangers? At home, I stutter a lot while at school with friends it is a mild stutter but still problematic. However I have no problem whats...

I think nobody ever recovered from stutter. They just learn to handle it. If it is possible, there would be many people talking about it. (there are several, but mostly because of advertisment and som...

Yep, I always hated that part of school, too. What helped me was just planning what I was going to say *exactly*, and then speaking it as quick as I could. Keep things tight, and don't pause, because ...

I think just practicing it and choosing words you normally wouldn't stutter on would help. I always dreaded these forced introductions in front of the class. I probably stuttered each time, but after ...

I dealt with it when I was in school. Actually, I still have to deal with it every now and then. What I would do is practice, atleast the saying your name part. Come up with some ideas of what they mi...

> I treat all speaking engagements I have as if they were serious. Before the meeting, make a quick outline, list or notes highlighting the key discussion points. Give it as much structure as possi...

This was fantastic. Thanks for posting. I just started a job where I'm doing a lot more conference calls and they can be exhausting. I've started to make notes - but I'm still so nervous I start stray...

Possible Phone Hack: Record certain words that you have problems with and play them back?

Possible Phone Hack: Record certain words that you have problems with and play them back? I know exactly which words/letters I have problems with and they often occur at the beginning of a phone call ...

I am playing a character with a stutter in a play. How can I do this convincingly?

I am playing a character with a stutter in a play. How can I do this convincingly? I've been researching stuttering, watching documentaries, and reading about people who have stutters. I see how t...