The 7-Day Stuttering Shift

Day 4

 

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  1. Let’s make your own, sharing your stuttering script.

    1. Brainstorm a list of ways you’d like to say that you stutter and pick your favorite one.

    2. Brainstorm a list of simple definitions of stuttering and pick your favorite one.

    3. Brainstorm a list of your desired response to stuttering and pick your favorite one.

    4. Now, try saying it all together.

      (You can keep track on paper in your journal).

2. Let’s pick your favorite way to respond to a stuttering bully.

  1. Decide if agreeing, acting bored, or being assertive fits your personality best.

  2. Then brainstorm a list of ways you could respond that way to a bully who makes fun of your stutter and pick your favorite one.

    (You can keep track on paper in your journal).

3. Actually share your stutter with three people.

(You can look on your List of Listeners Target for potential partners and keep track on paper in your journal).

4. Read the following by yourself using both Similar Syllables and Attention-Shifting (you can use Online Voice Recorder to see your speech). Move on to the next once you’ve read each one ten times in a row rating yourself having at least 8/10 naturalness.

  1. One sentence from something that interests you.

  2. Two sentences from something that interests you.

  3. A paragraph from something that interests you.

  4. One page from something that interests you.

    (You can keep track on paper in your journal).

5. Read the following within earshot of someone else using both Similar Syllables and Attention-Shifting. Move on to the next once you’ve read each one ten times in a row rating yourself having at least 8/10 naturalness.

  1. One sentence from something that interests you.

  2. Two sentences from something that interests you.

  3. A paragraph from something that interests you.

  4. One page from something that interests you.

6. Tell someone something that interests you using both Similar Syllables and Attention-Shifting (tell briefly, don’t have a full conversation). It counts once you rate yourself having at least 8/10 naturalness.

(It can be helpful to preface your monologue with something like, “Hey, I’m practicing something new with my speech, do you have a second?”).

7. Have three conversations using both Similar Syllables and Attention-Shifting. They count if you rate yourself having at least 8/10 naturalness.

(You can look on your List of Listeners Target for potential partners).

8. Complete one Challenge Situation using Similar Syllables and Attention-Shifting. It’s a “challenge situation” if it’s a 4 or higher on your Speech Stress Thermometer. It counts once you rate yourself at having at least 8/10 naturalness.