presentations

[jsussman43]

hey guys im 15 and i have a severe stutter. in school every month or two i have to present a project. i dont get too nervous because my friends are in the classes and they know i stutter. i get nervous because i think the teachers will drop my grade or think less of me. it sucks sometimes i wanna express myself and i have an amazing answer to a question but i cant because of a word block. i would do anything for this problem to be fixed. the anxiety before the presentation is terrible

[ratboy]

I never addressed any of my teachers in high school about my stutter... like you I studied with people that understood I stuttered. thing is... in presentations I think I did pretty good, and even if I didn't I think the teachers thought of it as a story of "overcoming" or whatever (as it's pretty evident I stutter). I doubt they felt sorry, but even if they did, I got pretty good grades, suckers! hehe... And seeing the "getting red" or "going blank" reaction as others gave their presentations also gives you comfort. (Harsh? Well, it's true.) See yaa.

[Bud]

hey guys im 15 and i have a severe stutter. in school every month or two i have to present a project. i dont get too nervous because my friends are in the classes and they know i stutter. i get nervous because i think the teachers will drop my grade or think less of me. it sucks sometimes i wanna express myself and i have an amazing answer to a question but i cant because of a word block. i would do anything for this problem to be fixed. the anxiety before the presentation is terrible

Try these tips:
Know your subject matter really well and practice reading to your dog or just out loud to yourself ahead of time.

Look over the heads of the class at a point on the wall in the back of the room. The class will think you are looking at them, and the teacher will think you are looking at your audience.

Don't notice any reaction from the class. Their reaction doesn't matter, but it might make you feel more nervous.

Concentrate on what you are saying rather than how you are saying it.

Don't try to keep from stuttering as that will make you stutter more. If you stutter, just let it happen.

Maintain a steady pace, not too fast, and don't get in a hurry to "get it over with."

Speak in a relaxed manner and pause every so often.

Start into words easily keeping your lips, tongue, and jaw relaxed.