| Are there easy stutter stopping techniques you | | | | saying and acts as the "practice shot" in your |
| can use to help cure your own stutter? You bet | | | | head. The more you can see the words the more |
| there are! | | | | you'll be ready to say them and the more |
| First off It's important to realize that stuttering is | | | | confidence you'll have. With confidence comes less |
| by and large a physical problem brought on by | | | | stress, and with less stress comes less stuttering |
| social triggers. The key to curing your stutter is | | | | - you with me? |
| to incorporate techniques into your speaking that | | | | 2. Visualize yourself saying the words clearly |
| interrupt those social and physical triggers so that | | | | So first you visualize the words themselves, next |
| you can speak clearly and fluently. | | | | you visualize yourself saying them clearly and |
| The number one cause of stuttering is stress, and | | | | fluently. Much like the basketball player who |
| it's usually stress related to stuttering. So the key | | | | visualizes themselves making the shot before |
| is to alleviate that stress over speaking before | | | | they shot. Seeing yourself be successful is a very |
| beginning to speak. | | | | powerful tool in overcoming your stutter. |
| But how do we do that? Easy. | | | | Use these two techniques every time you stutter |
| Think about it this way - shooting a game winning | | | | and you'll soon be more comfortable speaking and |
| free throw is stressful for a basketball player, but | | | | will be alleviating the stress of speaking before |
| they alleviate much of that stress before shooting | | | | you actually talk. |
| the ball by going through a very brief pre-shot | | | | Bonus Tip: |
| routine. The routine sets them at ease and gets | | | | When it comes time to actually speak you should |
| rid of much of the stress before they take the | | | | be more comfortable since you've visualized the |
| shot. | | | | words and heard yourself say them fluently in |
| Stopping your stutter is no different. You need a | | | | your mind. Lastly focus on your breathing, keep it |
| routine to get rid of the stress of speaking | | | | nice and steady as you begin to talk. You've |
| before you speak. | | | | mentally reduced the stress of stuttering, and this |
| Here's your pre-speaking routine. | | | | smooth breathing will physically help you stay |
| 1. Picture the words in your mind first. | | | | stress free when talking. |
| This makes you surer of the words you'll be | | | | |