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Hi Xxx , This is excellent news and I am very happy to meet you on Monday about this opportunity! I want to put my best foot forward, and therefore I need to let you know that I do have a speech imp...

Thank you! Appreciate it. However, what do I say? Like idk what to say. If you don’t mind drafting a reply for me? :)...

You need to respond to the email, thank them, and tell them how excited you are to meet them but that you need to give them a heads up that you have a speech impediment. The good news is: that won’t m...

This strategy has helped me immensely. Once I started being open with my stutter from the get go, it takes all the pressure off. Sure, it still sucks having a stutter, but at least everyone knows wh...

Any time I have an interview, meet with leadership, do a presentation, whatever, I say something along the lines of this: "Before we begin, I'd like to let you know that I have a speech impediment whi...

Anything that makes you feel better is recommended. You could start off the talk by saying your name, and explaining you have a stutter that sometimes makes it hard to say some words, including your...

Self disclosing with kids

Self disclosing with kids Hello, I recently got a fabulous job managing a nature preserve and museum, however, one of the big parts is doing museum and preserve tours and I'm super nervous. I introdu...

Change can take a long time. like an oil tanker making a huge turn. I would set small achievable goals, like one phone call a day, even if just to a parent. one thing I hated was saying my name becaus...

I use to do the same before job interviews. After a bad experience I decided to start by saying (casually and confidently) “just to let you know I have a speech impediment, in case you hear a pause or...

I use to do the same before job interviews. After being covert for 25 years I decided to instead start by saying casually and confidently “just to let you know, I have a speech impediment, just in cas...

self acceptance as a person who stutters is important. hiding it masks who you are and makes it difficult to be yourself, so your anxiety levels are relatively normal. when you hide it do you change t...

Voice recordings during phone calls. Anyone else?

Voice recordings during phone calls. Anyone else? My secret tool: record hard-to-say speech using QuickTime (or similar program) in your own privacy, make the call, and then play the audio recordings ...

I'd hate to try and hide my stutter on a date and while also trying to be myself. That doesn't really mix. Also I think it's harder to be confident when you're trying to hide a part of yourself you're...

How can I help support a colleague who stutters?

How can I help support a colleague who stutters? I volunteered to be a resource for a colleague who is learning a new software. They have just joined our company and we are both working from home. We ...

I’ve known 3 mature SLP’s socially and zero of them knew I suffered from a sometimes debilitating covert stutter. I’m willing to bet that most lay people have no idea that your repetitions or seconda...

I know how it feels being terrified of stuttering in front of someone who may know you, but not that you stutter. I don’t have an answer for any of your questions. Every situation is different, and I...

Congratulations!!! You've taken the first step in owning it by acknowledging that it doesn't define you. I didn't have my epiphany until I was 28 and I'm still learning how to "own it" everyday 13 yea...

congratulations! Did you tell them about your stutter at the start of the interview? Its funny... when I wanted to join the Mcguire Program to help with my stutter, the only way to contact them was b...

Hi! I used to stutter a lot more but I’ve gotten a little better. Only really stutter when I feel I have to prove myself to someone. Before I talk, I take a deep breath, be happy that I’m talking to t...

I’ve never found a way to not stutter. Instead I’d recommend going into it with the mindset that you will stutter and that it’s okay if you do. I like to preface speeches by telling my audience that ...