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What to do when someone is stammering
 
Here are some points which you should do when someone is stammering:
- Give them time
- Keep eye-contact
- Keep a good upright posture
- Smile
- Be at the persons same level to avoid intimidation
- Show you are interested and listening
- Slow down your speaking towards them
- Be relaxed so the speaker is relaxed aswell
- Praise the speaker
                                        - Be a good listener
 
All these can help the speaker to relax and often keeping eye-contact can reduce the stammering. Also it shows you are understanding about their difficulty.
 
If you have any other suggestions or advice, please feel free to contact me on the 'Contact Us' page.
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