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Thats very curious. Sounds like something about roll call gives you a lot of pressure. If this is the only time you're having this problem then yeah, i suggest switching it up. "i'm here" or "yes, her...

maybe try saying a different word instead of "here", like "present". I know that i get hung up on certain words like "comedian", so i have to find other words that mean the same thing, but doesn't ge...

I usually add a prefix to avoid stuttering. "Here" would make me stutter, but "I am here" wouldn't. With some practice you can say the prefix without people realizing (but still helping with fluency)....

I will definitely do this. You totally captured how it is in the moment. I'll just practice what I want to say and say it sloooowly. ...

Yes, it used to happen to me, too. My speech therapist advice: just stay silent until you feel that you are able to say what you want to say. It will seem like ages to you, so at first it may be diff...

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...

Seems like you're just reaching a "block" on that particular sound. This is a disfluency that happens regularly for a lot of people who stutter, including myself. Saying something before it to smooth ...

Two techniques I use to reduce my stuttering is remembering to breath and to enunciate my words, but I do agree that when talking to people techniques are easy to forget. Like today I was conducting a...

Speak slowly. If you are recording it via Skype, have post-its on your screen reminding your to BREATHE. You can also try to speak with your eyes closed. Don't worry about anything around you, only th...

Ok. When I took speech terapy, the lady said to "taste the sounds". In visual ways you look like a retard, but since your doing a podcast, it's ok I guess ! So try it, speak slowly and "taste" every s...

Looking for someone to Skype with.

Looking for someone to Skype with. I live in Sydney Australia, though I'm flexible with workhours/timezones. I'm about to start working in a situation involving a lot of pressure to speak well....

My stuttering went through the repetition stage to the pausing stage, where I say words *<pause> <pause>* and *<blank>* syyyy *<pause>* labels with *<block with force agains...

With me, what really helps is if I slow down and enunciate all of the words I am saying. Yes it sounds really strange, but it forces me to pronounce all the words I am saying. ...

I've stuttered for 6 years. Here are some techniques I've picked up along the way.

I've stuttered for 6 years. Here are some techniques I've picked up along the way. This is going to be a wall of text. **Always keep in mind that the best technique for stuttering is acceptance** ...

I also have problems with hello, and h in general. I often use brief variations of words to help me pronounce it fast. One example of a hard word is as you said, "hello". Although I often get a block ...

Speaking on the phone is tough because there is a time pressure to say something and the person calling can't see if you are struggling to speak. The first thing I do is let the phone ring a couple ti...

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...

:( been there... And most of the time this happens if I'm not even nervous about speaking to the other person, sometimes this happens even if I'm happy/excited to talk to them. It's the pits when it h...

Ugh sorry to hear that. As someone who works virtually from my home as a Project manager across several clients for a HR company I totally understand how this feels like. I used to have a noticeable s...

For me, it helps to slowly pace around a room and if I get stuck I just try to match my speaking rhythm to the "beat" of walking. Sometimes, if I know more or less what I'll be saying, I write down bu...