Speaking Problems

[Marcellus]

I never used to stutter at all or struggle with reading out loud, but for the last couple of months it's all changed and I've found it really hard to read out loud to myself let alone other people and I'm stuttering much more often and failing to pronounce words correctly.
When reading It's like I know the words but I'm still not able to say it out loud properly the first time.

I don't know whats going on, my mouth is full with saliva alot more often too, Does anyone know how I can fix this stupid problem?

For all my Interactions, Id say Im having these problems about 20% of the time. So not alot but much more then I was a year ago.

 

[Jackson Joe]

my mouth is full with saliva alot more often too

it's "a lot"

The only time I stutter is when I anticipate someone is going to interrupt me. I therefore try to speed what I'm saying and stutter.

 

[Marcellus]

Nah I'm pretty sure it's not a medical problem. I just used to be so fluent and now I'm just not at that same level anymore and it feels weird as fuck. Maybe the stuttering is due to me bring nervous.. ahh who knows

 

[Lord Byron]

Marcellus,

I think I can be of some help to you here. While I was never that fluent to begin with, I did manage to reach a point where my occasional stuttering vanished.

First, if you aren't already, I'd suggest reading a lot. When your brain is taking in so many new words, it has to try to make sense of them, and one of those ways is by speaking. I don't think it's necessary to read these books aloud, though I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to practice that. Having a constant stream of well-written words enter your mind means that over time, you will attain a higher level of verbal intelligence and fluency.

The one thing that just about eradicated any stuttering, or lagging speech, though, was riffing on anything and everything I wanted to for 20-30 minutes a day. I bought a little pocket recorder so I could listen back on them, and after a few months of doing this religiously, not only had my slow/foggy speech disappeared, but people began to compliment my words and how they were jealous that it sounded so natural for words to come out of me. Practicing this upped my spontaneity too, I imagine due to all the rambling I did, my brain began to make quicker connections between things.

If you do one thing, I'd recommend that. I've even suggested it to some of my friends who either had lagging speech, or who just wanted to have a smoother speech pattern, and it's done just as much good for them as it did for me. The act of recording these rants isn't necessary, as long as you're doing the practice on a daily basis. (Though, it can be fun to listen back to some of the things you've said!)

Lastly, if you have the time for it, I'd strongly suggest that you take up writing. Even if it's just 10-15 minutes a day, something about expressing yourself on paper does seem to translate to a greater ease of expressing oneself verbally.

So,

1. Read a lot.
2. Speak freely for 20-30 minutes a day without concerning yourself whether you're making sense.
3. Write a lot.

Just some ideas for you, they have done wonders for my speech fluidity. Good luck!

 

[Sophisticated Gent]

Marcellus,

If the suggestions here don't help I agree with Radeng you should consider seeing a doctor. I know your young but a stroke can cause stuttering. A young person can have a stroke. If you had a mini-stroke you might not even know it.

BDSC

 

[pks391]

1. Learn to speak slowly first, read every word of every sentence, dont be in a rush to read the words out.
2. Dont be nervous that you will mess it up. Practice being calm and empty your mind before you begin reading.