Fluency Technique Cards
by DYNSEO
6 techniques for speaking fluently — cards to use in sessions and at home.
🎯 How to use these cards?
These cards present the main techniques for improving speech fluency. Click on a card to mark it as worked on in the session. Click on the steps to tick them. Click on words to mark them as practised.
📖 What is it?
Breathing with the tummy (not the shoulders) to have enough air to speak calmly.
🔧 How to do it?
- Place your hand on your tummy
- Breathe in through your nose: your tummy rises
- Breathe out through your mouth: your tummy falls
- Speak on the out-breath
⏰ When to use it?
Before starting to speak, especially if you feel stressed.
📖 What is it?
Starting to speak gently, without forcing, as if humming the beginning of the word.
🔧 How to do it?
- Relax your throat and mouth
- Start the sound very gently
- Gradually increase the volume
- Glide into the rest of the word
⏰ When to use it?
For words starting with a vowel or a difficult sound.
📖 What is it?
Stretching sounds slightly to speak more fluently, as if singing.
🔧 How to do it?
- Choose a word to say
- Stretch the first sound: "sssun"
- Link the syllables together
- Keep a steady rhythm
⏰ When to use it?
When you feel you are going to block on a word.
📖 What is it?
Stopping regularly to catch your breath and stay in control.
🔧 How to do it?
- Speak in small groups of words
- Pause at each comma or full stop
- Breathe in during the pause
- Continue calmly
⏰ When to use it?
During long sentences or when you run out of breath.
📖 What is it?
Relaxing the muscles of the mouth, throat and shoulders before speaking.
🔧 How to do it?
- Let your shoulders drop
- Relax your jaw (mouth slightly open)
- Release your tongue at the bottom of your mouth
- Yawn a few times
⏰ When to use it?
Before a stressful situation (presentation, phone call...).
📖 What is it?
Maintaining natural eye contact to stay connected and confident.
🔧 How to do it?
- Look at the person from time to time
- You can look at their forehead or nose
- Look away sometimes — that is fine
- Stay relaxed, no fixed stare
⏰ When to use it?
In all conversations — it helps you feel confident.
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🎯 Practice exercises
🌬️ Breathing exercise
Breathe in for 4 counts, hold for 2, breathe out for 6. Repeat 5 times.
🎵 Soft onset exercise 0/5 practised
Say these words starting very gently:
〰️ Prolongation exercise 0/4 practised
Stretch the first sound of these words:
🖨️ Mini-cards to cut out
Print, cut out and keep these cards with you!
📝 Session notes
📚 DYNSEO Training — Fluency and stammering
Continue the work at home with our adapted cognitive applications.
🎴 Session report
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