Speech Strategies
This strategy involves intentionally slowing down your rate of speech to improve clarity.
What is slow speech?
Stuttering affects this skill we use every day to talk to others.
Speech
This body part fills with air and helps us breathe so we can speak.
What are the lungs?
This former U.S. President is famous for his “Gettysburg Address” and also stuttered as a child
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This question asks about your favorite color.
This strategy helps your voice start gently to make words easier to say.
What is easy onset?
This word describes when someone repeats a sound, like “b-b-ball.”
What is a repetition?
This part in your neck holds your vocal cords and helps you make sound.
What is the voice box (larynx)?
This British King, played in the movie The King’s Speech, had a stutter and worked with a speech therapist.
King George VI?
This question asks about the food you like the most.
When you take a short break between words or phrases to help your speech flow, you are using this strategy
What is pausing?
Taking a slow breath, pausing, or relaxing your body can help make talking feel easier. These are examples of this type of strategy.
What are speech strategies?
(or What are fluency strategies?)
You use this strong muscle in your mouth to shape sounds — and taste ice cream!
What is the tongue?
This legendary golfer is known for his amazing career and has spoken openly about stuttering.
Who is Tiger Woods?
This question asks about the place you like to go for fun.
What is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Saying a word slowly and stretching the sounds can help you speak more clearly. This is called…
What is Stretchy Speech
People who stutter may sometimes get “stuck” on a sound or word. This is called a speech ___.
What is a block?
These hard parts help you bite food and also help you say sounds like /t/ and /f/.
What are the teeth?
This actor, who played the Genie in Aladdin, has shared his experience with stuttering.
Who is Robin Williams?
This question asks about the people in your family.
What is the Mayflower?
Taking a big, deep breath before you start talking helps your voice stay strong.
What is full breath.
This type of stuttering happens when a sound is stretched out, like “sssssssnake.”
Who is prolongation?
This organ is the “control center” that tells all the other parts what to do when you talk.
What is the brain?
This American actor and comedian, known for movies like The Pursuit of Happyness, stuttered as a child.
Who is Will Smith?
You get to ask any question you would like!