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postr/StutterDec 6, 2024
23 points

Public Humiliation

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...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2024
1 points

Mine isn’t terrible, I do presentations every single day for work and I just get by. Every time a block or stutter comes up I either cover my mouth and clear my throat, try to substitute for a differe...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Public SpeakingAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterDec 4, 2024
9 points

Hello all,

Hello all, I am a 37-year-old man from Cali and have been suffering from a mild sitter my under life. I believe I started stuttering when I was 7 or 8 years old. I did take some speech therapy when ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2024
0 points

A lot of extracurriculars and clubs in college are BS and not well organized. They won't affect your grades, which are the only things that matter. You're fine just staying a top of all your studies, ...

School & Work
School & Academic LifePublic Speaking
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2024
4 points

It doesn't have to be bad. Tell your professor beforehand that you stutter (email or in person). At the beginning of your presentation, tell your class you stutter, just so they know, then get on with...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesPublic SpeakingHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2024
3 points

It's not more embarrassing than doing a presentation in front of 60+ people and stuttering every word😆😆...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentPublic Speaking
postr/StutterDec 2, 2024
2 points

Recommendations for Upcoming Debate

Recommendations for Upcoming Debate I'm having a debate in class on Wednesday but, I don't know what to do. I don't really do great in presentations unless I practice for several hours and familiar wi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing+2 more
postr/StutterDec 1, 2024
3 points

HELP

HELP I'm 14 years old and I have been stuttering as long as I can remember. I was able to speak in public in the past, but since last year when I need to speak in public I just can't, words won't come...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2024
2 points

I ran for Student Body VP and won. Giving a speech was exciting and I can understand how some people get a thrill from it. It can also hurt if you let it....

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Public SpeakingHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2024
2 points

I’m a large man with a stutter and two young kids. Whenever I’m questioning if I should do something that could potentially be embarrassing, I think “what would I want to tell my kids? That I suffered...

Community & SupportSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Personal StoriesPublic SpeakingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2024
4 points

I also have a speech tomorrow in front of 100 students in an auditorium and we have to give it as a part of practials in English subject holding around 40% weight age,and you may say leave it and scor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Preparation & RehearsalPublic Speaking
postr/StutterNov 18, 2024
39 points

I did a presentation!🤠

I did a presentation!🤠 I finally did my english presentation after a month of anticipating and worrying and I think I actually did decent. It was a short poem, I went up there first and I DID IT! I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 15, 2024
9 points

I have a mild to moderate stutter, and when I have to give presentations (which I do frequently ), depending on the audience, I will typically include an “about me” slide where I mention that I do hav...

Social & RelationshipsSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersPublic SpeakingHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterNov 15, 2024
23 points

Should I start presentations with a "heads up I might stammer" slide?

Should I start presentations with a "heads up I might stammer" slide? I'm 50 years old, an academic, and I've been working my ass off for decades now testing ways to deal with a stammer. It's mild - [...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Overthinking & MonitoringShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterNov 14, 2024
39 points

I’m improving at presentations in college and I’m proud of myself

I’m improving at presentations in college and I’m proud of myself All throughout highschool I would avoid presentations at any cost or I would do them in private with a teacher because of my stutter, ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2024
1 points

Agreed. I have one that I used when I was in college, but only for big presentations and interviews. I found it distracting outside of those scenarios anyway....

Therapy & ProfessionalSchool & Work
Assistive DevicesPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2024
3 points

I’m a teacher who stutters. I’ve talked both my own and my student’s speech therapists. The DAF works but only if used sparingly. I use it for dense lectures and school wide talks. But if you use it a...

Therapy & ProfessionalSchool & Work
Assistive DevicesPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2024
2 points

I stuttered since early childhood. My mother-in-law stuttered most of her early life. Not having children never crossed my mind. We have two adult children. Neither stuttered. We have 5 adult grandso...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringSchool & Work
Genetic & Family FactorsOnset & Life-Stage ChangesRoles & Performance+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2024
6 points

I’m 24. I always say, “sorry. I have a stutter” in a lighthearted manner. It works because them knowing that you think lightly of it breaks any future tension. Also, much of a stutterer’s anxiety com...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Disclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2024
3 points

I get the same thing G, I also am a content creator and barely stutter when I make videos.. And yeah I agree with you there. I can give excellent speeches to a camera, but when it comes to another pe...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Authenticity vs. MaskingPublic Speaking