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commentr/StutterJun 26, 2022
1 points

Yep, I only stutter in my own voice, if I use any other accent or dialect I won't stutter. I think it's sort of like signing, you end up focusing on the tone and rhythm of the speech to make it sound...

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postr/StutterJun 26, 2022
16 points

weird thing i’ve figured out

weird thing i’ve figured out so i’ve stuttered all my life. i try my best to use my techniques and whatnot, but the stutter is always there. one time i was with my friends and i was doing this souther...

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commentr/StutterJun 21, 2022
1 points

English is also my second language. When I speak English in my normal voice I stutter as much as in my first language. But when I put on a character and speak like southern English I barely stutter at...

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commentr/StutterJun 16, 2022
1 points

Theatre training helps make people more comfortable being themselves, communicating with others (verbally and non-verbally) as well as teaching you to focus on breath and using your voice. It's public...

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commentr/StutterJun 16, 2022
3 points

Theatre training has done more for me than the speech therapists I have tried. I am not saying that speech therapists aren't helpful, but if you run out of therapists I would recommend doing some th...

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commentr/StutterJun 11, 2022
3 points

I can rap lose yourself, buisness, not afraid, without me without much stuttering....

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commentr/StutterJun 11, 2022
3 points

I’m gonna tell a quick story. When I was 18 (senior in HS) in English class we had to read like 6 plays. I got picked to be the king in I think it was MacBeth. I was losing my cool (because I had to r...

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commentr/StutterJun 11, 2022
1 points

TLDR; Yes, anger gets your brain out of the way and the words tend to just flow. I'm almost 40 and yes, over the years, getting angry was the first point where speaking to someone I didn't know was c...

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commentr/StutterMay 18, 2022
5 points

Not only a gamer, but I make YouTube vids and stream twitch as well. Def took a LOT to finally go on twitch, but I’m glad I did. Name for both is the same on here....

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commentr/StutterMay 7, 2022
1 points

I know this probably terrifies a lot of stutteres, but taking theatre lessons is one of the best things I have ever done. It improved my general speaking, my confidence and made me able to speak to a ...

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commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
4 points

There are plenty of examples. James Earl Jones had a stutter, but his Vader performance (voice at least) is legendary. Winston Churchill had a stutter, but he managed to be one of (if not THE) most im...

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commentr/StutterMar 20, 2022
11 points

You need to familiarise yourself with Rowan Atkinsons career. He had many hugely popular speaking roles. Black Adder is one example....

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commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2022
13 points

I'm a stage performer, and my stutter actually goes away when I'm in front of an audience performing. Albeit my shows have lots of music and distractions but it works. Stutters are typically psychoph...

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commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2022
8 points

It is my “accent”. No longer noticeable. It is the way I talk. I am the designated rule reader for new boardgames. I read narratives and story elements for games we play. We have normal conversati...

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commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2022
1 points

I‘ve always gone by the nickname of my first name, like Bob for Robert. I sometimes have trouble getting it out, but if I introduce myself as my formal first name, I seldom have trouble. I think ma...

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commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2022
1 points

It’s not a rare occurrence that putting on a show, a persona, acting makes you’re stutter go away for the time being. You might just enjoy yourself...

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commentr/StutterJan 30, 2022
2 points

People like James Earl Jones and Samuel L Jackson stuttered and credit acting for helping them deal with it. FYI. Maybe ask your GC for an option to leave after giving it a few weeks try?...

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commentr/StutterJan 30, 2022
4 points

True, Samuel L. Jackson is a famous one. I remember him talking about how he sometimes changes the script to replace words which he knows will cause a stutter to more fluent words. Very interesting, y...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2022
1 points

We have King's Speech which is a fucking masterpiece, sure, Colin doesn't stutter in real life, but by god man he was able to portray it well. ​ There's a reason we don't see people with ...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2022
4 points

I am actually being 100% serious. It’s not uncommon for PWS to not stutter when they act. Acting helps put your brain into a completely different mindset. When you’re actively pretending to be a diffe...

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