Phones. Yes!

[Perad]

Right, phones are typically tricky but recently I have got it down pretty well.

I pick up the phone as it rings to avoid thinking about it. I say 'hello, Jason here' very quickly. Sometimes I swear they only here 'o, Jason here'. Or 'son here.'

Anyway, this is like a reflex and has really helped me. Making cools is a little different. I work out what I am calling about then try to make it before I get to worried. I usually tell them that I stammer if I get into trouble.

Recently though I have been hitting a new problem. Background noise. If the person I am speaking to is in a loud environment, or a call center where you can here the next operator etc. I find that I get terribly distracted and almost think 'are they listening?'

It gets to the point where I start to stutter, not because I am stressed. Its more because I feel distracted myself.

Has anyone else come across this?

Any ideas on how to combat it?

[nate]

Fones -No, not yet that brave.
But good for you
Nate

[mos]

@Perad

that exactly what i do/feel when im making a phone call.

if i get stuck i tell the other person on the line that 'i have a speech impediment please bare with me'
so they usually say 'its ok take you time'.
which i think is a great help and confidence booster.

as for background noise i also feel distracted and tend to stutter on words.

i try to relax and not think of my disability when i make the calls.

:)

[bignick]

I use the phone all day in work and am OK most of the time but the thing that gets me is if I can hear my voice a split second after I speak or if I am on speakerphone and I get feedback. I always ask to get taken off speakerphone or hang up if they dont.

I am more nervous going in very busy shops and asking for something out of the ordinary to a very busy assistant and can feel loads of pairs of eyes on me.

Nick.

[happy7117]

[QUOTE=Perad;20218]Background noise. If the person I am speaking to is in a loud environment, or a call center where you can here the next operator etc. I find that I get terribly distracted and almost think 'are they listening?[QUOTE]

Amazing! The EXACT opposite happens to me. If the person I am speaking to is in a lod environment or I am in a loud environemnt talking, I stutter WAY LESS.

And most likely has something to do with the background noise, and not being able to hear myself.

Also, if I know someone is not listening or walking away, whatever I am saying comes out!

[happy7117]

@Perad

that exactly what i do/feel when im making a phone call.

if i get stuck i tell the other person on the line that 'i have a speech impediment please bare with me'
so they usually say 'its ok take you time'.
which i think is a great help and confidence booster.

as for background noise i also feel distracted and tend to stutter on words.

i try to relax and not think of my disability when i make the calls.

:)

Knowing someone is baring with me AS I stutter makes my stutter worse actualy.

Background noise eases my stutter...sort of like a masker...

[happy7117]

I use the phone all day in work and am OK most of the time but the thing that gets me is if I can hear my voice a split second after I speak or if I am on speakerphone and I get feedback. I always ask to get taken off speakerphone or hang up if they dont

I feel the exact opposite. If ever I am able to hear my voice a split second after I speak, I stutter way less, or not at all. Must be that DAF principle.

This is weird.

Being able to hear feedback from a cell phone or speaker phone helps my speech, where others may find it annoying, I may find it a blessing.

[andyr78]

I have found that when I am on the phone and I tell someone I stutter it usually makes things worse on my end.

As far as having the feedback goes, I really have no idea. But isn't that what that ear piece does?

[happy7117]

As far as having the feedback goes, I really have no idea. But isn't that what that ear piece does?

Indeed those earpieces like Speecheasy, or Fluency Master are ear pieces that do have that sort of feedback, but the problem is they are to flippin expensive. The fact those ear peices are so expensive make me un-able to afford one.

I am realy pissed about that I cannot get an aid because they are to expensive.