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Professor
02-04-2005, 01:13 AM
so when i talk to myself or so i never stutter or when i sing i never stutter but when i have to explain somethin i kinda stutter and when i sometimes talk i stutter i get a block so called. Why is that?
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When im in class and the teacher picks on me or asks me a certain question i like try not to stutter and say it slowely but still stutter a bit i always think im embarrassed but people never make fun of me or anythin if i stutter they even help me lots of times if im stuck on a word or something and not in a bad way a good way. What is some way i cant be nervous when i talk infront of the class or like just speak.
llw03c
02-04-2005, 02:42 AM
don't you just hate when you have the type of freakin' teacher that always picks on you!?!?? sometimes i'd get mad and wish my problems on them so they see what we have to deal with then they'd think twice about doing it.
my all time favourite technique to conceal the problem is to use word substitution. sometimes when you use it, what you're saying doesn't flow well but at least you create the illusion of fluency to your listeners. this technique takes energy and sometimes you feel like just not saying anything.
Professor
02-04-2005, 07:26 PM
yeah ill keep that in mind but i hate one teacher sees that i have problems talking or whatever and always SOMEtimes picks on me and i try to answer it as clear as possible but i had also some teachers that dont pick on me at all so i wont feel embarrassed. And in some classes its weird i never stuter because im used to the teacher or the class and feel comfortable talkin in front of the class. But the most thing that bothers me i cant speak my mind i hate asking questions.
I get picked on by the teacher in class, when comes public speaking day, you'll see me walking out of the classroom.
I just dont try to, Im going to wait till people understand what problem I have.
Different people stutter at different times, different words, people even stutter with different people.
It is improtant to let teachers know what problem you have, 90% of the time, they GET IT that I have a stuttering problem, and my old English teacher knew that I had it, and he was always nice and didnt pick me for anything.
Some advice:
Let your teachers know that you have this problem, if they still dont get the point, speak to a parent and they'll sort it out for you.
Sup2u
02-07-2005, 09:31 PM
NO! sometimes you have to learn to get passed your problem. I stutter and i purposely put myself in positions where i have to publicly speak in classrooms. Sometimes i do really good times masking it. Like when i answer questions i don't stutter. Then later i think of the word i said and i'll be like "wait i didn't stutter that? i thought i would" and it just happens and i don't. The more you hide the stutter the more of a shock it will come to the people when you do. Pity is a horibble feeling. We should not crave pity. We are everyday people. We are not dumb. We should be treated like everyone else. If a teacher wants to call on you he's gonna call on you. Try to at least confront your fears. I do.
The feeling of going into class and knowing that you are going to have to do a speech is worse than being dead. In fact, I'd rather be dead than that.
When the moment comes, its embarrassing, only somewhat 2 people in the class knows what problem I am experiencing, and people just dont want to be my friend. Believe it or not, pushing your self to go up there and do speeches is not the way to get out of it, leave it to the professionals, find another way that doesnt involve as much stress as stuttering in front of 30 odd people, that you are not 100% comfortable with.
Professor
02-09-2005, 09:40 PM
yeah i feel yall and today i haad to talk in front of da class again n didnt stutter but made it short so i wouldnt. BUT tommorow we have to recite a poem that is 7 stanzas long in front of da class and im not gonna go to skool i dont care i just cant do it but other people wont think its a big deal but to me its like da biggest deal ever. ANd we only had 2 days to do this remebering and today we had to recite what we knew i only reciteed 1 stanza and said i didnt kno anymore when i knew like 2 more just cuz i was skared of stuttering.
I only got this problem in one class and its my first period i cant stand it everything we do share to the class or discuss.
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