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Be a confident stutterer I improved my confidence by continuing to throw myself into situations where I'm forced to speak. Simple things like ordering food at restaurants, asking store associates questions and make phone calls are all confidence boosters EVEN IF YOU DO HORRIBLE and STUTTER. Other things like losing weight and getting my hairstyle right helped as well. Now.. maybe the all caps was too much.. But that part is important. We have a tendency of beating ourselves up when we stutter in social situations, but we should do the opposite. Encourage yourself to do it again. That builds resiliency and confidence. Is it easy? No. Will it be beneficial for you? Absolutely! I started working at a hospital in 2019 and of course had to communicate. Whether with my supervisor or co-workers, I had to talk and at times would be caught off guard. I stuttered and talked very fast. Some days were really bad and embarrassing. With work.. We're forced to keep going because.. we all need money lol. 2.5 years later I was promoted to supervisor. Supervising requires a lot of communication. Yes I still stuttered and talked fast.. Had horrible days.. But I kept coming back and eventually got more and more confident. I had to approach people with issues. I had to give orders. All of that required me to use my voice.. Now, I'm actually confident talking on the phone, approaching people, and simply living. I'm currently studying for a degree in Information Technology and plan on making the switch to an IT/ help desk position to get experience.. It's ok to stutter and talk fast, but be confident about it. If it's hard.. them remember it's supposed to be.