Eliminate The Stutterings
Some people lose confidence upon facing other people due to a
speech problem known as stuttering. This is a severe condition
in speech that experiences problems in fluency. Its symptoms
include the person's facial muscles becoming tensed as he or she
tries to speak. This is very common to children who are just
beginning to talk. Stuttering is a disfluency that causes them
to repeat some of their words' syllables. Although this is
normal, the severity can cause concern for some parents.
This speech problem starts in the early childhood while they are
at their developing stage and some would stutter at least ten to
fifteen per cent of their total speech. Though, this does not
affect one's intellect, it affects one's social state,
especially when they begin to date and mingle with other people.
It is for this reason that others would opt to be loners and
just choose a career that does not involve meeting people.
There are inconsistent degrees of stuttering. Some people do not
stutter when they do other special skills like dancing or
singing or even delivering a declamation piece. There are also
those who do not stutter on good days but just start to stutter
on other days.
There are two important things that a stutterer should keep in
mind when trying to communicate in order to prevent stuttering:
1. Thinking of all the things before starting to talk is
helpful. This makes the person more sure of the words and things
that will be coming out of his mouth. According to a recent
study, people who have this speech defect are often more
intelligent than those who are not. The only problem is that,
since they think too fast at times, their mouth is left behind;
thus, stuttering begins. The rhythm of their speech does not
coincide on how they think. That is why thinking first is highly
advisable. Begin with just trying to slow down when trying to
talk. It must be how the head is thinking. Once this is
practiced, speed of speech can be practiced to normal.
2. Say the words mentally first. Practicing what is about to be
said is helpful prior to saying it out loud to others. This is
called aural visualization, the same technique successful people
are doing when they try to visualize their positive future and
success even before it starts to happen. Literally, say the
words and hear every single word in your mind before saying it
loudly.