Problems with speech

I found your post interesting.  I was diagnosed with PD two years ago and the primary sympton is a right hand tremor, but in the last few months I've increasingly experienced speech problems similar to those you describe -- stammer, searching for a word, inability to get a thought out even though in my mind I know what to say.   It's not all the time, but frequent enough that I feel  certain it's related to PD and the general slowing down of movement that comes with the disease.  My work requires a lot of public speaking and so these sympton come with some frustration, but I have found that if I simply pause for a few seconds, I can regroup and most people don't take notice. 

The last time that I walked into a room to speak to about 100 people, something that I was used to doing, my tougue and lips instantly became so dry that they were sticking together and I could barely mumble a word.  I managed to mumble an apology and left.  This still happens occasioally and I am rarely out in public without a bottle of water.  Also, I read other forums since, like many of you, Parkinsons is not the only problem.  I've noticed often that this forum has much fewer postings than others.  I'm as guilty of this as anyone and sometimes I will go weeks without checking in.  My theory is that the nature of Parkinsons makes it more difficult to express ourselves.  I have always had a tendency to procrastinate and it is getting worse.  My typing ability (daddy, what's a typewriter?" is also slowly getting worse.  I recently went to a Parkinsons support group meeting.  We had an excellent turnout, but almost no one said anything or asked a question.  The subject was dbs surgery and, having had the surgery,  I offered to answer questions.  Only one person had a question.  This is usually the way that the meetings go and that's why I usually don't go.