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commentr/StutterSep 10, 2018
1 points

If people laugh at you then they’re immature. I stutter and had to do presentations in class and no one said anything....

School & Work
Public Speaking
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2018
1 points

If it makes you feel any better I used to have anxiety so bad when I was in school and had to speak in front of the class...I'd shake so bad and my voice would break (I'm a girl so it wasn't puberty)....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2018
6 points

I agree to still do them (if you can handle it, it sounds like you've had a rough time of things). However, if you're graded on your speaking skills, you should opt out. As for practice makes perfect...

School & Work
Public SpeakingSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2018
2 points

I think you should do the presentations and attend speech therapy sessions. That way you would overcome your fear of public speaking and at the same time will have a guiding hand....

School & WorkTherapy & Professional
Public SpeakingSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2018
7 points

I had a professor who stuttered and for the most part overcame his stutter. He gave me great advice which was "We only grow when we push our comfort zone." This is true for all of life, not just stutt...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2018
14 points

Fuck em, just do the presentation and damn what they think. Just slow down a bit and maybe pause for a moment if you start to stutter. Slow speech sounds better than rushed speech. Edit: dealing wi...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Public SpeakingStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2018
1 points

I own a small business doing tech consulting and leadership training. I do video based training so I have to record voice overs. I read off of a script just like I used to do in speech therapy so it h...

School & Work
Employment & CareerPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2018
1 points

I went a few months ago and was shitting myself just like you but honestly it wasn't so bad, I actually wanted to stay longer after my two weeks.   Not sure where you're from but in the UK ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2018
1 points

While not specifically programmed with stuttering in mind, I had a fair bit of success with the local ToastMasters club - the one I joined may have been unique as about half the membership spoke Engli...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Advice OfferedHope & MotivationPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2018
5 points

I know stammering shouldn't stop anyone from public speaking :)...

School & Work
Public Speaking
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2018
2 points

This, also you can go talk to your professors one-on-one (if you're at a smaller school) and explain the situation. That's what I did at the start of every semester for courses where I had to public s...

School & Work
School & Academic LifePublic Speaking
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2018
1 points

You go up there and the judge will ask you for your name in front of the whole court room. All the lawyers and other jurors will be there. Then he will ask whether or not you can be a juror (some pe...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPreparation & RehearsalPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2018
3 points

You only need to say 'Guilty' :-) In UK courts, the Foreman/woman speaks to give the verdict. The 12 jury members select that person at the point of starting deliberations. Any questions for the judg...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2018
1 points

Hi. I suffer almost the same fate. My issue is mainly blocking rather than repeating although i experience both. I have almost complete fluency when alone or with inanimate AI, some trouble wit...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionPublic Speaking+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2018
1 points

Last paragraph is my main point. (er, 2nd to last I guess) I love this comment, but also kinda hate it. I read a lot of your other responses to these replies and the conversations going on and I agr...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 21, 2018
1 points

Yes he probably is usually very fluent. But being on camera with a mic he is having to use some techniques, which most people find really odd. Good for him, public speaking is something I wish more st...

School & Work
Public Speaking
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2018
2 points

I actually stutter worse when I have to read out loud than when I'm just conversing. Presentations/speeches are hell. ...

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Public SpeakingGenetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2018
2 points

Do u think there’s going to be a lot of public speaking? And yeah I definitely appreciative the fact that it’s not worse than miserably too. I’m going to the university of Texas where r u going? ...

School & Work
Public Speaking
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2018
2 points

Back in middle school, I dreaded public speaking because of my stutter. My face would get beat red. I remember in 7th grade I did a speech on Florida for my Social Studies class. I ended up messing u...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2018
5 points

I had one of these back when they were the size of an iPod and you had to keep it on your pocket with a wired earphone. It worked for a few months, but after a while I became used to it and it just be...

Therapy & ProfessionalSchool & Work
Assistive DevicesPublic Speaking