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Try reading books aloud and slowly. That worked for me, although you have to keep at it or it'll come back....

how can i decrease my rate of speech?

how can i decrease my rate of speech? I've noticed when I consciously reduce my rate of speech, my fluency is massively better. However, staying at that slower tree is really hard, particularly as my ...

For me, I block and stretch mostly. What has helped is relaxing my shoulders and slowing down the situation. Then remembering to suck in a healthy amount of air and let it (and the words) slowly out. ...

Part 2 different user name (posting difficulties)

Part 2 different user name (posting difficulties) Becoming conscious of the antecedents and cues allowed me to decisively pinpoint the negative behavior inducing stimuli, while allowing for a more ide...

Part 1 of my paper on stuttering for class project. please read

Part 1 of my paper on stuttering for class project. please read This self-direction project forced me to habitually monitor and analyze a negative behavior of my choice. Prior to being assigned this ...

I use a lot of speech therapy techniques, such as continuous phonation (continuing the sound/breath) and cancellations (stopping in the middle of a block, starting over with easy onset)....

I use a variety of fluency shaping and stuttering modification strategies. I primarily use continuous phonation, easy onset and at times slow my rate of speech so I can control and utilize my techniq...

I keep noticing is really hard for me to calm down once i my nerves get worked up. even when i try to slow and stretch i cant do it. Been mainly focusing on trying to stutter more easily and forward. ...

Every person who stutters is different. It is fairly common for a PWS to be fluent when alone in a room, talking to pets, babies, young children (Lewis Carroll for example). One of the best ways to ...

I know this feeling very well. Just love those 1 on 1 conversations. However, I have found that speaking extra loud + overarticulate will often make it easier to talk....

NP. I speak on a mic almost every day while I'm gaming - and I don't stutter at all. Whenever I talk about stuttering though, it comes back and I stutter even over a mic. Sort of my concern about ho...

could you rephrase? you're trying to say that I shouldn't take a heavy breath but instead calm down and take a small one?...

I try not to over think things. I am just out of college and being in the work environment is interesting to say the least. I have my good days and bad days with my stutter. Put me on a spot in a meet...

Pay attention to your breathing. I started noticing that whenever I hit a block, my lungs would freeze up. Take deep breaths and, of course, always talk on the out-breath. ...

I've discovered somethin'. I dont know you guys playin dota or anything but i've always avoid to speak with mic. Today i tried. It was nice. I think its pretty useful gaming time + speech practice! An...

That's just the thing-- in my experience, and a lot of other people who stutter that i've talked to, you become so much more fluent when you *stop trying not to stutter* -- you have to stop fearing it...

You can do it! I had to tell myself to speak slow (I speak fast in front of people) and made sure to annunciate. That's pretty much the secret, haha. ...

start jokingly singing the sentences to people. when you sing, you don't stutter. Easiest way to get back to calm mode by having a few singed sentences in there which have no stutter, then when they h...

Anyone tried "Self-Therapy For The Stutterer"?

Anyone tried "Self-Therapy For The Stutterer"? I stumbled upon this book a while ago but didn't give it much thought.. Now I am taking a second look at it though. Has anyone tried it before? What a...

The ideas so far are awesome, so if I may be so bold... I'd love an app that helps with practice. A function that keeps track of your rate and let's you know if you speed up and are speaking at a fas...