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there were quote marks... i'm saying i think the stutter is staged (which would make sense, being a performance and all)....

the problem with stuttering tricks is that the stuttering can come to incorporate them as with all other maneuvers of regular language. it actually rather interestingly suggests that we're fooling ou...

Absolutely. To me it was about gaining confidence and overcoming my shyness through desensitization therapy. Though I did scripted acting first and learned that way. I have done some improv and gotten...

Someone has suggested to me before to take improv acting classes...Do you feel putting yourself in "risky" speaking situations broke down some barriers in your head in regards to your speech? ...

When I was young and still in primary school (think 1st/2nd grade) I had some speech therapy to get rid of the worst of it. However, I didn't really like it and found it counter intuitive. To me sitti...

i'm on the fence about this one. the stuttering is used as part of a performance. i'm not even sure it's "proper" stuttering, but only the representation of it. some people would not be able to perfo...

It hasn't really. I get really into my teaching and aren't really thinking about my stutter. It's like playing a different character. My stutter is absolutely connected to stress though, and currently...

I lived in Vaughan for a while(wonderland) but moved to Markham about 6 years ago. i'm more like your step brother; i haven't let my stuttering get in the way of socializing or public speaking. Than...

I personally see my stutter as a challenge in a way, I want to prove that it does not hinder me and I can make it part of me. That is why i plan on becoming an actor. So far it has turned out inexplic...

Hi Aidan, Wish I had more time to write to you, but unfortunately I don't so I'll focus on one thing. The oral presentation in English used to eat me alive, I used to dread it all the time. However...

Why I'm leaving r/Stutter...

Why I'm leaving r/Stutter... My stuttering used to impede me a lot. Other kids wouldn't talk to me, and they wouldn't let me play the telephone game. I never talked in class. I learned to overcom...

A lot of people report increased fluency when acting. Likely because they are no longer taking on the persona they see themselves, as a stutterer, but as someone else and it serves to distract them fr...

I used to live in England when I was 8-12 and a really bad stutterer. When I spoke in a british accent, there was no stutter! Crazy....

Yeah I can jump into a British accent when I get stuck and it comes out fluently. I don't know why. ...

I know that a number of professional actors are actually stutterers, but they speak fluently by "acting" like a fluent speaker. They basically assume the role of a fluent speaker....

If I speak with an accent, I don't stutter at all. I haven't figured out any long term applications though....

I've played around in a few poorly voiced accents. Didn't make a difference. I found if I talk like I'm rappin, maybe make a few bars rhyme, then ill speak with much more fluidity. ...

Has any fellow stutterer tried talking in a different accent? Or adopting a different "persona"? Has it helped?

Has any fellow stutterer tried talking in a different accent? Or adopting a different "persona"? Has it helped? ...

My son (14) is the same way. When he's really having trouble getting the words out, he'll sing them to me. Also, the robot-talking that user weedmonkey mentioned works for him, too. He won't do it in ...

Yeah, I'm not too concerned with whether the dude has a stutter or not. I just didn't want to scare our actor friend into thinking he'd develop a stutter from portraying someone with one....