how to get rid of stammering  

u reminded me of my Mamaji. He was a damn dangerous stammer. but was a singer too, he used to sing pretty comfortably. So, it was his low confidence which made him stammer while speaking out. Low confidence has been shown by many experts as the root cause of it (mental, not physical reason).

I saw him recovering, when he got a great job, as a music teacher in Don Bosco school, it changed his life, and he had to talk about what he knows well (singing). So, really it works, try to attent toastmasters club sessions, also try to talk slowly, looking at mirror. daily try something new (like talking to yourself in the mirror, about an incident u saw that particular day), practice for 5 mins, 1st day, and gradually increase it. Practice keeping yurself as the trainer...and i wish u get rid of the prob soon.

Answered by Amlan Bhat at 7:46 PM on March 04, 2008

Stammer comes when you want to speak many things in one time. Actually only some people can do like that. Many people get stammering for the same reasons. You take full breath before speaking anything. Present it slowly one by one. This is mind practice. For mouth you chewe a stone which should be very small and you have to be careful while chewing. This is the treatment given conventionaly for stammering.

Answered by Govindarajan at 5:38 PM on March 04, 2008

Talk without fear or apprehension before the mirror, before parents, siblings and then friends. Always better to consult a speech therapist.

Answered by Usha P at 12:56 PM on March 04, 2008

Demostene (a political man and an orator of antique Greece 384-322 b.C) with study nd tenacity succeed to surmount his physiques and succeed to become not only a notorious lawyer but a famous orator too.
He use to practice his speeches near the see, tying to cover with his voice the wave sounds.
Only a doctor can decide the etiology of the stammering, and show a right way to follow. This could be a psychiatric treatment of a speech therapy (logopedya) .

Answered by Iona Lazar at 12:53 PM on March 04, 2008

Check out with a E.N.T doctor and a Speech therapist to rule out any physical defect.if there is no physical defect then try to conciously work out on your mentally created problems.Stammering may happen when you give too much importance to what you have to say,try to relax,rest your anxieties ,remember everyone else are all the same with their set of different problems,you are not the only afflicted soul.try to talk in a sing song manner ,slow and melodious.change your style of speaking ,begin with deep breath do not hold it too long just let it out slowly feeling relaxed and sahaj(normal).Feel good about your self ,and have no agressive attitude towards the people you are addressing.It is not an overnight remedy you have to consistently try to calm your stress level.Try meditation,it may calm you and make you accept yourself and be sure of what you are. Positive Attitudinal changes will help you grow out of this complex.

Answered by vinita at 11:42 AM on March 04, 2008

Practice reading and talking to others. Consulting a good speach therapist can also help.

Answered by loony at 11:02 PM on March 03, 2008

Hypnosis has shown unpromising results in the treatment of stammering. A few stammerers who might become fluent while under a trance invariably return to stammering when out of the hypnotic state. Yoga and meditation might really hold the key to solving the problem of stammering. With the greater sense of emotional and intellectual balance that these disciplines promote, the stammerer might find them of tremendous help in his attempts to develop better control over their speech.

These are aspects that can be changed through self-therapy to help the person overcome their speaking difficulty. Speech is one of our body's strongest habits and stammered speech is also a habit. Stammering is not a disease and therefore, it cannot be treated through medicines. The stammering child or adult has to be helped to develop a new, more fluent manner of speech through an intensive re-orientation program which focuses on modifying his physical manner of talking as well as changing his mental attitude towards the problem.
just pay attention to your breathing rate , keep it calm ,and relax your facial muscles ,specially the tongue and concentrate on what you plan to say... and dont let people belittle you or take you lightly because of a slight speech disorder...belief in your self first of all n them make others believe in you too... gudluck :)

Answered by naina arun at 10:21 PM on March 03, 2008

Do not bother about listners, get your work done politely; the world is full of different people.

Answered by ddbb2 at 9:20 PM on March 03, 2008

To avoid stammering, you must breathe easy and talk slowly. Don’t hurry things up. When you start getting nervous, you tend to talk fast and when that happens, stammering and stuttering begins. Therefore, think before you talk and talk slowly.

Stammering is curable, but it requires a lot of hard work and perseverance to train yourself to overcome it. Most cities have a Speech and Hearing Institute (Govt. run), so, go and meet a speech therapist and I am sure that he will be able to help you. Can you ever imagine that Hrithik Roshan used to stammer when he was younger? ( I'm only taking his name because he is immensely popular and is easily recognizable). Hypnosis may help you temporarily, but it is essential to train your vocal cords so that you can control your speech pattern, so just go and meet that speech therapist, I'm sure he will give you good guidance. also, stammering happens when you speak really fast. so each tiem you start getting nervous or anxious, calm down, take a deep breath and speak slowly and clearly.

Answered by medha at 9:07 PM on March 03, 2008

It is curable so dont worry about it.Dont talk hurriedly.Speak short phrases.Take time out for easy breathing.Acquire the habit of using face and throat muscles.Swallowing helps relieve tension.

Answered by Ashish at 8:22 PM on March 03, 2008