Easier/worse in different situations?

[goatmule]

Does anyone find it easier or harder to control or naturally not stutter when, for example,

reading outloud
singing
talking to yourself or a baby or pet
talking on the phone
talking to strangers, loved ones or acquaintances
talking to yourself in your own head
talking in a different accent to your own
talking in a different language to your own
talking when you're wide awake vs very tired

I personally find it harder to read outloud (stutter increases), talking on the phone makes it harder, talking to people I'm comfortable with makes it harder than strangers (cause I'm saying more, talking more, etc) and talking when I'm awake is more difficult.

Talking when I'm very tired/sleepy is easier and I tend to slow down my speech and am not thinking so much so am more relaxed, talking to myself or someone/thing who cannot speak back or understand (at least in our language) is easier, speaking to strangers is easier and talking in my own head is easier (sort of think talking).

Does anyone actually stutter when they sing? I don't. Has anyone worked out why this is?

Also, I find if I speak in a different accent at first it's easier not to stutter but as it becomes more of a natural and comfortable thing, the stutter returns.

Lastly, speaking in a different language I'd assume would be easier but not for me. I used to study German and at times would find it equally hard to speak in German and English.

UGH! Anyone?

[bignick]

OK here goes.

Reading out loud for example reading a story to my son I am 95 % fluent. If I am giving a presentation and nervous its down to about 75 %.
Singing, never stutter.
Talking to myself, never. Talking to a baby or young child, yes I do.
Talking on the phone, 90 % fluent.
Talking to strangers, loved ones, depends if I am tired.
Cant speak another language.
When I am tired, nervous or excited my speech is much worse. When I am feeling good my speech is superb.
I find that if I slow down my speech it improves.

[Standingtall]

reading outloud
singing
talking to yourself or a baby or pet
talking on the phone
talking to strangers, loved ones or acquaintances
talking to yourself in your own head
talking in a different accent to your own
talking in a different language to your own
talking when you're wide awake vs very tired


Okay, here is my list, hmm interesting.
Reading outloud, Yes and NO. When alone, I don't, when reading to my girls, 90% fluent. Giving speaches 85%, I don't like doing it, so I use cue cards.

Singing, no, but I seem to yawn. Strange indeed.

Talking on the phone. Yes, when stressed it is harder, but when relaxed I'm pretty fluent.

Strangers, I tend to fool them, but I stutter whole lot more around family and friends. Strange, I don't use any of my tricks don't have to impress them I guess.

I do it all the time, and I don't stutter in my head.

No, when I use my aboriginal accent from the regular canadian accent.

I have learned French when i was young, and my native tongue, I stutter in both.

I stutter more when tired, but usually I don't say much when I'm tired anyway.

[goatmule]

Interesting. Thanks for your input. :)

Standingtall...you may find you yawn when singing either because you're not breathing properly or getting enough air so you tend to yawn to compensate for this, OR you're tired and singing can be quite tiring and requiring of energy, so...yes. Yawning. lol

[Standingtall]

Standingtall...you may find you yawn when singing either because you're not breathing properly or getting enough air so you tend to yawn to compensate for this, OR you're tired and singing can be quite tiring and requiring of energy, so...yes. Yawning. lol
I found that kind of wierd, but I think I am not breathing properly when singing. Imagine me losing weight just by singing.