Build a daily practice plan to manage stuttering and speak with confidence

Help me build a practice plan to manage my stuttering and feel more confident speaking. About me: [AGE, and whether this is for me or someone I support - e.g. "I'm 24", "my 9-year-old son"] What my stuttering is like: [e.g. repetitions, prolongations, blocks; on which sounds or words] Hardest situations: [e.g. phone calls, saying my name, meetings, ordering food] What I've tried so far: [therapy, techniques, apps - and what helped or didn't] Goal: [e.g. "speak up in team meetings", "feel less anxious on the phone"] Time I can practice: [minutes per day] Give me: 1. A plain-language explanation of the main approaches - fluency shaping (easy onsets, light contacts, slower rate, phrasing), stuttering modification (cancellation, pull-outs, voluntary stuttering), and work on avoidance and anxiety - and which seem to fit my situation. 2. A 4-week plan: daily warm-up exercises, technique drills, and a speaking hierarchy that moves from easy to hard real-life situations, one small step at a time. 3. Scripts or strategies for my hardest situations, including what to say if I get stuck. 4. Ways to reduce avoidance (word switching, staying silent) and handle listener reactions. 5. A simple weekly log to track situations, techniques used, and how I felt. The aim is easier, more confident communication, not perfect fluency - do not promise a cure. Recommend working with a licensed speech-language pathologist, especially for a child, and mention support groups. If stuttering started suddenly in an adult, tell me to see a doctor promptly.