Favorite Crutches

[Vikram Nandyala]

Favorite Crutches

[Vikram Nandyala]

Sorry I should have posted my question above. But my question was to anyone: what is your favorite crutch and what are 3 crutches you should be using more? Remember it’s important to be familiar with all crutches so we have as many weapons against stuttering.

[Javier]

Hi Vikram!
Probably my 3 favourite ones are Crutches 4 (inserting sounds or introductory words), word linkage (#10) and Speaking like a King (#11). Every week I focus on a Crutch I don’t use too much, to avoid forgetting them. So what I do is to write in my agenda, on every page (day) of that week, for example (Crutch 8: modulation), and try to use that Crutch more. The following week I’d do the same with another one. The one I’m focusing on this week is #12, Smiling.

Which are your favourite ones?

[Vikram Nandyala]

I would say my favorite ones have to be word linkage, extreme pronunciation, and speak like a king. I feel like the best speaker in the world honestly when i use them! The one I need to work on more is whispering!

[Javier]

Whispering is a really good one, especially when we’re really nervous (speaking softer also works). Some time ago, when I was really close to becoming a PWSS, I had a terrible sore throat that lasted around a month. During that month all I could do is whisper. And I didn’t have a single bad incident during that time. So it does work! And you can always say that you have a sore throat.
The other alternative is to whisper the first syllable of a word. It is really similar to Crutch 1.

[Gábor]

off: Could you please make a separate message board to discuss the 13 crutches in one place?

I tried the 1st crutch today and it works like a charm! When I first read about it, I raised my eyebrows a little bit because it was a bit “off” to me. But no one noticed when I skipped the first letter. It makes the whole sentence much more easier to say.

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