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Best advice I can give is remember to breath normally and don't rush yourself through your words, take your time. Talking a little slower is a lot better than stammering through an entire sentence....

Agggh! I have my first ever phone interview in a few days and I'm going crazy.

Agggh! I have my first ever phone interview in a few days and I'm going crazy. I just took a break after getting a 2 year degree and decided to apply at a few companies. One of them has responded and ...

From own experience I would say that stuttering is not due to social anxiety, rather it is increased by it. I do not see myself as a socially anxious person, in most situations, and I stutter anyway. ...

I would say a certain kind of speech therapy really helps. Bot sure where you r located, but I went to the American Institute for Stuttering in NYC when I was sixteen - it's a three week intensive wh...

Anyone want to skype?

Anyone want to skype? I need some more practice and thought skype might help. pm me and we can set up times....

Yep, like others are saying here, what you're experiencing is a between-word disfluency rather than a within-word one. Otherwise known as blocks. I mostly have these too. Look into Van Riper's stutter...

What are some simple but effective tips that help you speak fluently?

What are some simple but effective tips that help you speak fluently? Pace yourself and have confidence in your words. Easier said than done, I know. But I feel that when I worry about saying a word, ...

For names, adding a title (ms/mr) right before a name tends to ~fake me out~ and I can avoid stuttering. Also, I add an "ah-" prefix to words to ~bounce off of it~ like in The King's Speech (awesome m...

Does anyone want to practice talking on the phone?

Does anyone want to practice talking on the phone? I was wondering if anyone would like to just talk on the phone to practice. Recently, I've become frustrated with myself and really can't stand it an...

Talking slowly really isn't that slow, ask some friends to judge how it sounds when you conciously slow down your speech slightly and they probably won't notice a difference. Plus, a lot of charisma...

Does anyone want to practice talking on the phone?

Does anyone want to practice talking on the phone? I was wondering if anyone would like to just talk on the phone to practice. Recently, I've become frustrated with myself and really can't stand it an...

Thanks for posting here, Mike. Im interested in your progress and have some questions. How long have you had his better speech due to this deliberate breathing? Are you ever so anxious that you cannot...

I know how you feel, it makes me feel that they think i'm a fake, And I know i'm not. But i find it very hard to keep up the tips I have learnt. :S it's hard...

When using the "sing-songy" or "slow speech" I feel like I sound like an idiot. Anybody else?

When using the "sing-songy" or "slow speech" I feel like I sound like an idiot. Anybody else? The sing-songy style makes me feel like i'm in some kind of musical and is hardly appropriate for any kind...

Thank you for your advice :) I'm glad you were able to control it. I think my problem is that my brain is too fast for my mouth, and I speak really fast. I guess I just need to relax (I tense up a lo...

Former lifelong stutterer with a unique outlook on stuttering, just nailed a phone interview today. Here's some tips to hopefully help you guys out.

Former lifelong stutterer with a unique outlook on stuttering, just nailed a phone interview today. Here's some tips to hopefully help you guys out. My name is Mike and I've been a stutterer my entire...

I am the same way. Even my spoken word poetry is fluent. Anything with a meter and I have no problem. My stutter was so bad that I stopped speaking to people for a whole year. But when I sing, or ev...

Only stutter during harsh letters, i.e. G, J, A, K

Only stutter during harsh letters, i.e. G, J, A, K This is especially painful because I'm learning Korean and G, J, A, K pretty much form the beginning of the majority of words I've learnt so far. I'm...

Yes, very common. Two words of advice (from my speech therapist, actually): 1) It's absolutely normal for everyone to think about "important" sentences even hours or days in advance. When you realize...

Stuttering often (but not always) shifts from repetition to blocking as the person gets older. Strategies like easy onset or cancellation should be helpful....