I give up on what I’m saying. I substitute words. I change the order of the words. I omit words completely. I pretend to be thinking. I act like I forgot what I was saying. I stay silent. I text or email rather than call. I say only the minimum number of words I can get away with. I have others talk for me. I gesture or write things down. I rehearse what I will say so I can be fluent. I don’t engage in specific contexts, including:

using the phone.
introducing myself.
volunteering to speak in group situations.
telling long stories, jokes, etc.
asking questions in stores, restaurants, etc.
making small talk at parties, in elevators, etc.
other:

I introduce unnecessary words, sounds, or phrases (well, uh, ah, you know, etc.). I have secondary movement. jerk head clear throat swallow blink eyes or look away tap foot yawn snap fingers finger pressure move foot move my body lick my lips click my tongue stick out my tongue giggle change pitch look away part of my body trembles take a tense breath and clench my jaw raise my volume move eyebrows

other:

I try to force the word out. I blend words. I pause before an anticipated stutter (dead stop). I keep repeating the sound until I can say the word. I stop and use some distraction. I go back to the preceding word or phrase. I try to keep talking without pausing to take a breath. I split words (break one-syllable words into two syllables). I begin to speak when someone else is talking. I keep starting over. I adopt a persona or put-on voice/speech pattern.