You said it yourself - people think you might be having a seizure. *New people do not know you stutter*. Please get/make a nametag to wear on a lanyard with your name and just the relevant info. I am ______. I have a speech impediment (long pauses, odd facial expressions, repetitions). Please be patient or _________. I’d avoid using “stutter” bc, believe it or not, everyone actually “stutters” occasionally, but it’s mostly brief repetitions that smoothly transition into the next sound, and has no accompanying emotions. They assume your stutter is just more repetitions. I’ve been disclosing for a few years, and many people tell me “oh, I stutter too!”. I’ve spent hours talking with them and they clearly don’t “have a stutter”. This exercise is an adaptation from Tim Mackesey, SLP who used these tips to become near fluent himself, and for many clients: With people you trust or alone in a mirror - make eye contact, and begin by *intentionally having repetitions* - when ready, call a store. Speak on an exhale and try to use one voluntary repetition “What t-t-time do you close”.