Page 3 Speaking more, and becoming more comfortable doing it, have a powerful added benefit. It increases your self-esteem. Boosting your confidence makes you more willing to try even more challenging activities.
Success breeds success.
Like the turtle, people who stutter only make progress when they are willing to stick their necks out a little. I know, because I did it. I have become a fluent speaker. Even after my formal treatment stopped, I continued to practice, to face the fears, and I got a little more fluent each year. I have been a professor and administrator at The University of Michigan for 25 years.