speaking slowly

[Tine]

How many people have tried to speak slowly to reduce their stutter and how much success did you have? I'm trying my best to speak slower and softer so finally it will be natural to me. Although I know it could take years. But I will keep at it.

[emily445455]

I find speaking slower very helpful.

Most times I forget to do this though.

[chris2112]

I find speaking slower very helpful.

Most times I forget to do this though.

Couldn't have said it better.

[Violet]

from what i have heard, the whole theory about this is that you begin to talk REAAALLLLYYYY SSSSLLLLOOOOOOWWWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYY, and you talk like that for a while (so you sound really slow, but hey! at least your getting the words out right?) then you gradually increase the pace, still talking REALLYYYY SSLLOOOWWWLLLYY mind you, just a little bit faster. and then you keep increasing the pace untill its just about almost normal spead. and then the theory is eventually you will become completely fluent because the slow speech would become automatic, anddd because to speak slowly it requires far more air than normal, and if you speak slowly you have an almost constant flow of air, so its harder to stutter..

I think it would only work if you were 10000% dedicated and ALWAYS spoke like that, and also depending on what type of stutter you have, and whether you have problems breathing, etc, AND i think its a short term solution to something long term.. as i suspect you would just start stuttering after a while (like if you kept on talking in a foregin accent you would start to stutter because your brain got used to it)
But it is worth a shot and should most definantly help you for now :)

[eva]

I run out of breath if i speak too slowly. I just prolong the start of the words when i feel I might get stuck, and try to start it softly. Even then i have problems with breathing. My speech therapist said it seems to be a common problem.
I don't try to speak abnormally slowly all the time, just when i feel it might help me to maintain fluency. Generally slowing the pace down helps if you remember to do it.

[needausername]

How many people have tried to speak slowly to reduce their stutter and how much success did you have? I'm trying my best to speak slower and softer so finally it will be natural to me. Although I know it could take years. But I will keep at it.

I have tried to speak slower to reduce my stutter. I have not had much luck with slowing down my speech. When I do speak slower, it usually works.

[Asif]

Slowing down your speech helps a bit.
But slowing down your mind is equally important.
Most important of all is slowing down your emotions.

[emily445455]

from what i have heard, the whole theory about this is that you begin to talk REAAALLLLYYYY SSSSLLLLOOOOOOWWWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYY, and you talk like that for a while (so you sound really slow, but hey! at least your getting the words out right?) then you gradually increase the pace, still talking REALLYYYY SSLLOOOWWWLLLYY mind you, just a little bit faster. and then you keep increasing the pace untill its just about almost normal spead. and then the theory is eventually you will become completely fluent because the slow speech would become automatic, anddd because to speak slowly it requires far more air than normal, and if you speak slowly you have an almost constant flow of air, so its harder to stutter..

I think it would only work if you were 10000% dedicated and ALWAYS spoke like that, and also depending on what type of stutter you have, and whether you have problems breathing, etc, AND i think its a short term solution to something long term.. as i suspect you would just start stuttering after a while (like if you kept on talking in a foregin accent you would start to stutter because your brain got used to it)
But it is worth a shot and should most definantly help you for now :)

Interesting.

I was told that if you try to speak 10% slower, your focus is on that goal rather than your stutter.

It works for me when I use it :)

[TenaciousD]

The only way speaking slow helps me with my fluency is if I speak extremely slow........ like, to the point where its really abnormal....... then Im really fluent....but if I just slow down my speech, and its not too drastic. Than I stutter worse than if I try to speak really fast..... I actually tried out the speaking slow strategy for a while a few years ago and this is the conclusion that I came to.

[Silent]

I am fluent when I speak at the rate of 1 syllable per 2 seconds. I spoke this slowly in all situations for a year after therapy.

[TenaciousD]

I am fluent when I speak at the rate of 1 syllable per 2 seconds. I spoke this slowly in all situations for a year after therapy.

damn that really takes alot of discipline and determination......... That kind of dedication is what it takes to really accomplish tough tasks....... Somehow hearing you say this has encouraged me to work harder with my speech than Ive been...thanks :) ...... Do you still talk with a slower than normal speech rate?

[Silent]

damn that really takes alot of discipline and determination......... That kind of dedication is what it takes to really accomplish tough tasks....... Somehow hearing you say this has encouraged me to work harder with my speech than Ive been...thanks :) ...... Do you still talk with a slower than normal speech rate?
Actually I have more problems with my self-consciousness than discipline :( Try and read a sentence this slowly just to see what it sounds like...
I control my speech 99% of the time. I speak more slowly than I would without control, though not nearly as slowly as I did back then. It depends on the situation. When I anticipate judgment, which I do most of the time, I talk fast and block big time.

[Tine]

I have been trying to slow by thoughts down aswell...thinking in where we talk to ourselves or when reading etc...when im reading or thinking I do just whizz through...it seems that my vocals can't cope with the speed my brain wants to communicate and it 'malfunctions'... When im in a relalxed atmosphere its seems to work great but when i'm put on the spot i just resort to my normal stuttery behaviour...but i guess i just have to work at it....