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Max, first off as a fellow stammer, I want to congratulate you on your post. You have way more guts than me doing an audio post. As a person who stammers, I was wondering if, in your email to that per...

What my stutter sounds like

What my stutter sounds like Hi everyone, this is a recording of what my stutter sounds like. This is all the words I could get out but I wanted to add in there that I’m staying positive about my job h...

Some advice for young people that stutter.

Some advice for young people that stutter. I'm 45 and Iv stuttered since I could talk, so I have been there and done that. In the military, the job market and the dating game. I see alot of people on ...

Career advice for a bad stutterer

Career advice for a bad stutterer Are there any jobs where you don't need good communication skills or even an interview? I have failed every job interview I have had because of my stutter when answe...

tbh I wouldn’t give up on your career path because in most of the jobs they require employees to have high interpersonal skills, good communication etc. I know it sucks and it’s so unfair but I would ...

I (24) actually work for a huge financial firm on the phones. I’m new to this thread but I assume it’s common to only stutter in your “regular voice” not singing or yelling etc; I think I can do the p...

Unemployment benefits. Luckily I have no mortgage (and no rent). No car. I don't go out much. I don't eat much and mostly sleep all day....

Wow i see..so how are you funding your life? now you have no job..or you did some investments you were working?...

Losing Hope - Trying to Start my Career as a PWS

Losing Hope - Trying to Start my Career as a PWS Hi Everyone, I am a person who stutters from the U.S. who's currently in their third year of university. I have been endlessly applying to internship...

How do you feel about making phone calls at work?

How do you feel about making phone calls at work? Has it helped with your confidence? Have you became any more fluent from building confidence with this?...

You will succeed. There will be other jobs and other Ks. There are many people at your school who will want to be your friends, regardless of your fluency. Maximize your education to support a career....

I was. But it just isn’t for me. I’m looking for a hands on trade or something like that. I just turned 23 on 9/11...

I was working on sales profile last year. It was a funny experience as they have targets of total recorded call duration of 2 hours per working day and I did the looowwwestttttt!!!. Guess what?? >!FU...

There are many covert stammers in sales, like in any other positions. I have a slight stammer myself, and that’s no problem especially now (M45, Sales Manager) that I’m more calm and self confident th...

Anyone else work in sales?

Anyone else work in sales? And what’s your experience been with working with a stammer in a sales role?...

Edit: Also, they do something called table topics. Where they have a topic and you go in front and give a 1 minute or so response. Since you're in uni, I feel that will be great preparation for job...

Of course you would, but the culture is different than most work cultures. They are not going to be as judgemental about your outward appearance, you wouldn’t have to go through the brutal interview p...

I heard of this guy who rewired his brain and fixed his stuttering, he did simple things like using his non dominant hand for simple tasks like, brushing teeth, or eating. He also woke up 1 hour earli...

Yup. I use filler words as well. “Um”, “like” and “you know” are keystones of my speech. This is a bit difficult for me because I work in corporate where I have to do a lot of talking and presenting a...

Part 2

Part 2 Yes, I had friends, but they were just as intimidated as I was. As the eldest child and the only stutterer in my family, I felt a deep sense of responsibility to stand up for myself. Not all th...