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I just had a great day Last week my boss told me that I had to do a presentation on the work I've been doing last year. The goal was to share the results I had encountered with colleagues from other departments. My boss is very supportive about my stutter so he offered to do the talking himself and I just had to focus on preparing the slides. The thing is that I just got stubborn and decided that I wanted to do it myself. I stutter SEVERELY in this kind of scenario so giving a 15 minute presentation 'live' just wasn't an option. But I've had some experience on giving pre-recorded presentations in the past, so I decided that I wanted to use my own words to present my results in this way. The day of the presentation all my colleagues were very supportive, even though I encountered some technical difficulties. Everyone was patient and offered to help to make this presentation happen how I intended it to. At the end, lot's of my colleagues congratulated me on my work, and there were some interesting discussions that stemed from the results I had presented. I was so proud of taking the courage to speak for myself in my own way. And I need to thank the people in this community for this. I always read your posts and feel so 'seen'. From the ones that show the HUGE struggle that this is, to the ones of brave people that don't let this hold them back. You really sparked something in me. And I needed to share this joy with you. I send you guys a big hug!