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Just the fact that you seem to be such a compassionate person is probably enough because it's a quality shines through. So Im not sure I have anything else to add except for you to not worry about it ...

Personally, like a couple of people here, I don't mind when people finish a word that I get stuck on. I usually laugh when that happens and naturally say a quick sorry, and carry on. Some people are m...

Yes....I jus want to be treated like a normal person. ...

Okay, that helps, thanks!...

I think that at some point I will feel comfortable asking him, but not yet. I would guess that someone who would join a random study group with a bunch of people he just met has to have some level of ...

Yeah, judging from all the great and helpful answers given here, it obviously is very different from person to person. I don't think I know him well enough yet where it would be comfortable (for eithe...

Just act as if the conversation is still going, look away if someone calls your name etc. Maintain eye contact as the conversation dictates. If I wasn't stuttering and was talking normally, would yo...

Thanks so much for taking the time to answer my questions. This is super helpful! I never want to make anyone feel uncomfortable but this was a totally new situation for me so I want to make sure I ha...

This is a good answer. some people get really embarrassed and uptight about their stuttering. I dont know how this guy is, but if he seems to be used to it and ok with it, asking him how you should ac...

It's different for different people and I think it depends more on personality /psychology than anything. For me, it loosens me up and the natural anxiety in me doesn't act up as much. But unless you'...

You'll just need to ask them whether or not they want people to help them out when they're stuck in a word. Some people will get extremely offended if you finish their sentences, personally, I don't c...

Yeah, like I mentioned, we were all doing it for each other. It's a wine study group, so someone would mention an obscure grape, for example, and then struggle to remember the region where it was comm...

Thanks for the honest response. What do you like for people to do while they wait? Is it better (for you personally) to maintain eye contact, or does it make you nervous or have some other negative re...

Thanks, I'll definitely keep that in mind. Like I said, this was only the second time I've met him, and we will potentially be meeting twice a week for the next couple of years if all goes well. The g...

Thank you! This is really, really helpful. I think that's pretty much what I was doing last night--I would make eye contact until I started to worry that it was getting awkward, and then I would jot s...

Most people who stutter appreciate it if you let them finish their words/sentences. just sit patiently and wait. And no need to give a big smile or overly friendly supportive look, that often increase...

I'm really unsure. I've met stutterers who really dislike people finishing their words whereas I actually don't mind it at all. Depending on how close you are to him, I would just ask him privately. ...

He's painfully aware of it. Let him finish. No need to complete his words. Source: I stutter ...

If he gets stuck on a word, and you know what that word is, maybe say it? Sometimes that happens to me with friends, and they will usually just finish the word for me and I always appreciate that. Bu...

To those of you who stutter: what is the ideal way for someone you don't know well to converse with you?

To those of you who stutter: what is the ideal way for someone you don't know well to converse with you? I don't stutter, and have only known a few people with very mild stutters (I didn't notice that...