Quick, easy little tip to try

[Geoff]

This seems particularly helpful when preparing to start speaking. Basically, when I have my mouth shut my tongue feels tight and I feel mentally like I'm going to struggle to start speaking. However, when I open my mouth a little bit before speaking and breathe through my mouth, my tongue feels at ease and in my head I feel more confident that I won't stutter when starting a sentence.

Give it a go, let me know if it helps at all.

[nav615]

Thanks for sharing useful trip!i also think this may help in reducing stuttering/stammering,lets see

[takinyede]

This seems particularly helpful when preparing to start speaking. Basically, when I have my mouth shut my tongue feels tight and I feel mentally like I'm going to struggle to start speaking. However, when I open my mouth a little bit before speaking and breathe through my mouth, my tongue feels at ease and in my head I feel more confident that I won't stutter when starting a sentence.

Give it a go, let me know if it helps at all.

Its called "easy onset" and its at the middle of stuttering therapy. People should learn to stutter easily.

[angeldust]

With my previous training we called this the first strategy "starting slowly with airflow", it really works, people just think you're getting your thoughts together:)

[aki26]

Thanks for the tip, I'll try to keep this in mind...

[Nemo]

Indeed a good post, short and sweet. It's known as the passive airflow approach, summarised by 'PFSS' which is the abbreviation for Passive Flow, Soft and Slow. You breathe out very slightly and passively before speaking, then say the first syllables slowly and softly. This reduces the tension on the vocal folds. It's a good technique - if you can remember to apply it, and apply it correctly.