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Well of course, theirs two sides to every coin. In the end the only variable you have some control over is you. Two mind sets i've had for interviews. 1. Ok, if I stutter I'm screwed. They will think...

I can see what you're saying, but still, it's not that simple, different isn't necessarily better; I think this is the fear...

I did the sane thing, though it didn't clear my mind as well. ...

Start small and build up. that's how you go from calling a Jimmy Johns to making a call at work. slow but steady progress. And don't worry about the other person's time. it's their job to take calls a...

Hey, well it's quite common that people inherit their stutter from a stuttering parent actually, I suppose it's genetic. I do stutter a bit more around my family, that might be because I know he stutt...

Hope for the future then! Life will become a little easier. Mind if I ask how long you had CBT? Using the phone is my Everest....

Thanks so much for the advice! I have thought about calling up random shops in the past but never went through with it because I thought I'd just be wasting someone's time with me fumbling over my wor...

I have had people react both negatively and positively to my stuttering. As a child I got teased of course but as an adult that isn't a problem. Ultimately you have control over how you let these thin...

CBT type stuff helped me with phones. I still stutter a little on the phone but the anxiety I used to have is virtually gone....

Just saying that there is a positive that's worth looking at. Stuttering isn't always negative....

This is the real answer. As you said, there comes a time where you have to take the hurdle and there is no way around. There is only one way to get better at making phone calls: Get used to it. Doing ...

This isn't about standing out, it's about getting the right job without needing to worry about speech fluency....

Chill your stutter helped you stand out from the 20 other "normal" dudes. Keep applying for jobs....

Sit somewhere, eyes open or closed. Focus on your breathing and observe it, nothing else. Observe how breathing feels and all the details(feel the air blowing past your nose hairs, that level of detai...

There is also information from Camp SAY: http://say.org/camp/...

You should sit down with someone and have them ask you questions. Then you can practice answers in a more comfortable environment. You can hear what you might stutter on and adjust accordingly for the...

If you have not already sent it, in your thank you note (which you should always send for every interview) in addition to the usual reiteration of your interest in the position and the highlights of y...

That's a very good point! Maybe that's something else I can try writing soon. I think the overarching idea still prevails, but that's still a very nerve-wracking experience. I once had an ex-SO's da...

I'm only 16 currently but my advise would be to tell the employer straight off that you stutter and explain to them the severity of it etc etc. An understanding employer will give you the time to spea...

Interviewing

Interviewing I'm currently waiting to hear back from about an interview I did for a dream job and I only have self doubt because of the amount I stuttered during the interview. I knew it was going to ...