Quote Originally Posted by Gregoshi View Post
As for stumbling over your words, I do it all the time - awkward phrasing, tripping over words, etc. I just roll with it and try to make it a funny situation by saying something like "That was easy for me to say", "Let me re-phrase that in english..." or perhaps slap myself on the cheek and start over.
I used to be terribly shy when I was a young teen. Now if I fluff my lines I say something like "I'm sorry, I've forgotten how to speak" and laugh it off. Humour, the great diffuser.