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Covert stuttering Hi everyone I am what you could call a covert stutterer. In short this means I often hide my stutter by using different words or not even engaging in talking when I want to. End result: It doesn't look like I stutter, but for those of you other covert stutterers out there you know there is a great deal of distress that comes with this in selecting words, anticipating when I am going to stutter, and not mustering the courage to speak up when I want to. This year I am working in a professional environment where as part of a graduate cohort I will be in many instances where I have to engage in small talk, talk on the telephone often, and participate in presentations. This week in my induction I had many instances where I stuttered especially on self-introductions, which was quite stressful and frustrating. I am at the realization that my stutter is part of me and will probably stay with me forever. However what I would like to do is reduce the anxiety and the negative emotions that come with it. 1) To everyone generally, any tips on how to do reduce anxiety and the negative emotions that come with stuttering? 2) More specifically to the fellow corporate people out there, how do you deal with your stutter in the workplace?