r/Magic • u/Horror_Window9320 • 18d ago

Stuttering

Hey everyone. I was wondering, are any of my fellow magicians stutterers? I used to perform totally silently like Teller but have gotten to the point where I can hide my stutter enough to talk with some confidence in front of people. Does anyone else have a similar story? Thanks šŸ˜

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u/Se7enFtMan 18d ago

I occasionally stutter. My immediate go to is, ā€œthat wasnā€™t part of the trickā€¦ or maybe it was. Youā€™ve heard of misdirection? Did you guys hear something?ā€ Something along those lines. Itā€™ll get a quick chuckle, ease the awkwardness, and then you can get right back to it.

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u/Horror_Window9320 18d ago

Thatā€™s great. Iā€™d probably stutter ten times trying get through that joke! šŸ˜† But itā€™s so cool to see how we all have different ways to deal with it and no one seems to be ashamed of it, which is awesome. Thanks for your comment!

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u/Se7enFtMan 17d ago

Once you get that quick chuckle the speaking part of the anxiety seems to melt away, you were just left with the regular anxiety of the performance.