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I wouldn’t say avoidance is the goal...but instead of causing anxiety because the student has no choice but to do a speech I think it’s beneficial to give some control to the student. I started by giv...

I had a mild stutter throughout high school and even now in college. If it was a class that required speaking often or was talkative in nature, I would tell your teachers. In highschool, I usually on...

You should know all of this is completely normal. Most stutterers have physical manifestations, and eyes closing/twitching is probably the most common. I agree with natabean that disclosing your stutt...

I tap my forefinger to my thumb for each syllable. It helps to slow me down. A lot of my problem was that I spoke too softly, so I am trying to speak louder and slower. In a business setting, I t...

I didnt work as a cashier but I worked in an oral surgeons office and as most people said, once you find a script stick to it. When I had to do pre op questions and post op care I found a script that ...

That's really good advice thanks! I've already started thinking up a script, and once the first day is over, I bet that I'll be a lot less nervous...

Thank you! Yeah, I've started trying to figure out a script to say, and I don't *think* I'll stutter much on those words. I just wanna see what it's really like there, and fortunately my first day's t...

I tap my forefinger to my thumb for each syllable and that helps me be more fluent. Maybe write down what you are going to say before you make the phone call so you can read it instead of trying to ...

I've done all my class presentations without accommodation all my life. However, that particular semester my speech was affecting me more than usual. I had less confidence in my ability to present and...

The most helpful thing for interviews is to rehearse A LOT, so that you essentially just have a script to work from. I usually practice a few times in front of a camera/mirror app on my computer. ...

I am sorry to hear. I do a lot of presentations and practice the heck out of them - like 20 times the night before - and that helps me a lot. I know what I am going to say and have confidence with ...

Maybe next time write down your ideas so if you start to struggle you can read and pace yourself better? I tap my forefinger to my thumb when I tLk, I tap to each syllable. I usually say at the s...

well, you gotta do it, hah! that's the attitude i tend to have for situations like this. i have to meet the senior vice president of my division next monday, so i definitely empathize. i think, if y...

awesome, congrats! your advisor obviously thinks you are awesome and is proud of you since they are asking for you to present your work in front of all these people. i'm a research scientist, and i'...

Practice practice practice. Write down your presentation from memory. Practice in front of mirror. Practice to dog. Practice to a friend. Keep practicing. Stuttering happens, being prepared helps....

Pretend the phone call is a practice situation. Use your techniques during this call and talk to the patients as if they're your speech therapist. It's a win win because most of the patients are older...

Definitely practice what you're going to say. Like you, I'm fine if I can substitute words; it's when a word is non-negotiable that I suffer. Practicing helps, though stuttering being what it is, it's...

Since you already know some of the things you will be saying over the phone, I would practice saying it. ...

Think about it in order to make a plan. Entertain *reasonable* contingencies, but don't daydream about weird shit or things you have no control over. The world is better at making weird shit than you ...

Yes! Absolutely. I don’t stutter too much, but ALWAYS stutter when asked to repeat myself. To combat this, I will try to say it a different way. “I’m going to the ball game tomorrow” “What did you ...