I was in your situation just recently, and I'm sure I'll be in your situation again once I graduate uni, and at every new job afterwards. I did a one year internship in a professional environment, and here's what helped me through it: - As soon as I felt competent at my job, I felt much more comfortable and fluent speaking at work. I'll say that again, because I think it's important. **As soon as I felt competent at my job, I felt much more comfortable and fluent speaking at work.** For me, due to the technical nature of my job, this didn't happen until around the six-month mark. But feeling like you're really bringing something unique to the team is one hell of a confidence booster. And since I have no doubt that you'll also be great at your job, I think that **your** situation will also get better with time and experience. Maybe not perfect, but better. Don't doubt that. - I made it a habit to eat with others, despite initially not adding much to the conversation. This doesn't come easily for everyone. I had to force myself to go to the lunchroom some days, but I made some good work friends by the end of it. Have you read Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People?" It gets a bad rap sometimes, but it really helped to turn around my negative perspective of meeting new people. I applied this quote of his quite often at the lunchroom table: "You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you." - I began to apply my speech therapy techniques more effectively in the workplace. Unfortunately, transferring skills such as controlled breathing, stretched syllable, gentle onset, etc. to the workplace isn't easy. But I find it starts with just one person at work that you know and trust. Maybe six months into the job, I talked to a work friend one-on-one and did my best to use the skills I mentioned above. I said "Hey, I'm trying out these new techniques to help control my speech better. So if I'm talking slower, that's why." I find that talking openly about my stutter has helped so much at work. It lets people know that there's no elephant in the room. And whenever I mention that I'm trying to apply speech therapy, I've been met with acceptance and respect. And, in my case, I gain sort of a social permission to use said techniques. Anyway, I hope you find some of this useful. I haven't mastered this by any means, but it has gotten better for me with time and effort. You can do this.