I work in the non profit sector and at first, it paralyzed me to not want to speak at all. I work with young people and I definitely felt much more comfortable to just talk with them & not feel pressured to be perfect. It actually helped to be open with them about my history with stuttering because they also were dealing with similar ages (middle - high school). It’s so healing to have someone to talk to. As a whole, the more confidence I gained by gaining their trust, I felt better equipped to speak up among my coworkers and peers. Eventually i was able to speak in front of crowds of parents or at events without stuttering but it was really mind over matter / practice-practice-practice. I still messed up but I just focused on trying to be the best version of myself and not focus on any stutter. Looking back, A huge part of this was that no one at my job knew I struggled with stuttering, I just never spoke about it. I think I’m lucky in that sense that I can kind of hide it but I’ve also since middle school when I stuttered so badly, learned which words to gloss over or which words to substitute. When I eventually told them that stuttering is something I still work on every day (mouth exercises, dictation exercises) they were shocked but even now when I slip up, I try to just let it happen because it’s going to happen with how much I have to speak. Edit: I’ll be honest tho, I do sometimes I avoid the opportunity to do presentations because I don’t want to stutter. Or I’ve avoided applying to jobs where I think it will be very heavy presentation load. I do think that has limited my career progression so it’s something I’m working on.