commentr/StutterJanuary 7, 2019

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Much like sdouglas in another comment, I’m a (self taught) web designer, graphic designer, photographer/videographer, marketing guy, trainer/teacher. If it’s creative, I’m in, and have been lucky enough in my industry to carve that niche hard and be successful at it. I spent years in business on my own and have had some rough years with my speech, in which I kept things to email only — which only made my speech worse. I work at a much larger place now and am happy to not have to do sales anymore. My suggestions for the interview process — like you, I’m better in a free flowing conversation, especially face to face. When I go into a client meeting or interview situation, I ALWAYS have visuals, past work, guide books (like professional typography books, print trends, ad history books). My personal fear is that my stutter will come off as I don’t know what I’m talking about or am not confident in what I’m doing. I guess for me the visuals allow me to prove that I know what I’m talking about. But it also provides natural breaks in conversation if I need to by flipping to a certain page or with a “oh, that reminds me of an example, let me find it”... meanwhile I’m taking a deep breath to calm me back down into relaxed speech. I think this field is a great place for stutterers who feel they are not too introverted but still need plenty of quiet time or times of low stress conversation. Best of luck to you! I’d be happy to talk more on or off thread.

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School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance

Subthemes

Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPreparation & Rehearsal

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