“My stuttering is all cleared up now, and I have no
                          more problem! What I did was take one of your tips
                          to stop stuttering (tip #2). In one week I got so much
                          better that I could talk well on the phone. I say the
                          word once in my head, then not even a second later,
                          say it verbally. I’m glad I fixed it because I’m only
                          14 and I’d be stuttering for a lot longer. From this I
                          met two girls already. Thanks!.”

                                                        —Kyle Michelson
 

 1-  Think Before You Speak.

                Don’t even open your mouth until you are exactly sure about the
                word or words you are about to say. People who stutter often are
                smarter than average. This ironically works against the stutterer
                because when he or she attempts to speak, his or her mind tends to
                think too far ahead! This causes the conscious mind to not be in line
                with the current immediate word being expressed. The result is a jam
                or a block in the flow of speech. It really is not enough to “slow
                down the rhythm of your speech,” as is so often recommended. This
                can be slightly helpful, but what really counts is to think before you
                verbalize each word. It may be temporarily helpful to slow down just
                in order to retrain yourself how to think ahead of each word spoken
                rather than after, but eventually, the speed of the speech can return to
                normal.

 2-  Say it in Your Mind.

                Literally hear yourself successfully saying the word you want to say in
                your mind before you say it. This is a type of aural visualization. All
                people who succeed in anything admit that they practice visualizing
                their success, with optimism, before actually attaining their goal.
                Imagine the sound of each word, one by one, in your mind before
                you physically say it.