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I do a mix of things. As others have said, I try to disclose to the HR people that I have a stutter that is exacerbated when meeting new people but it usually settles down after a few minutes chatting...

>My experience has been in professional environments that people are tolerant of disabilities. They are tolerant of visible disabilities(lost limb/blind/morbid obesity). They usually aren't tolera...

I do that. I don’t find it weird personally, it kinda matches my personality. I make my voice more animated , drag out vowel sounds, switch up the pace a bit. It doesn’t sound like Im breaking into so...

What Do You Do For Job Interviews?

What Do You Do For Job Interviews? What if you had a job interview and there were no options in the interview for requesting accommodations? Because I've had job interviews before where I've stuttere...

I see these types of comments often on youtube. To me, this shouts Covert Stuttering. Hiding is not a cure....

Think of Barack Obama. Most people would agree that he's an excellent speaker (regardless of your political view). But there are many other people that will give him shit for speaking too slowly, or u...

Honestly the more comments you get, the easier it is to deal with. I’m comfortable with how I talk, and I don’t take shit from customers. I’m a pretty big guy and was working the cash register, some c...

First off: been there and went thru that. I know some people have suggested disclosing or advertising, and I agree with them for a couple of reasons: it lets them know what's up and it gives me permi...

Telling a stutterer you speak a disclosure statement is like telling a person in a wheelchair to stand up and walk around. I do zoom calls, webinars, etc also, but I don’t see a world in which I cou...

Really Urgent

Really Urgent I take webinars for my company and I stutter, I think I made a major screw up of myself in front of many people. I know we should own it, but it's humiliating and upsetting. I muster a l...

Just sharing some "lines" that I often say during interviews

Just sharing some "lines" that I often say during interviews I've built up something of a repertoire of quips that addresses my stutter but doesn't make it seem like a negative E.G Q: what would yo...

Starting my journey with MPI-2

Starting my journey with MPI-2 Hello people. Starting next week I will be starting a intensive program for stuttering therapy called MPI-2 that a friend recommended which helped a lot with his fluency...

Graduate School (MSF) Interviews coming up soon. Afraid of being rejected because of my stutter...

Graduate School (MSF) Interviews coming up soon. Afraid of being rejected because of my stutter... I am applying to five competitive Masters in Finance programs in the US that have great job placement...

First Post

First Post First time posting. Been following for a while. Kinda long. I am 40 and have had a stutter since around age 9. Literally don’t know where it came from. I can relate to everything that ...

Yes, this happens because you cannot control stuttering and you do not know when the speech will come out (you do not have speaking techniques). Also, you do not have some psychological weapon to h...

I honestly find it hard to express myself to others because I literally stutter. So I tend to suppress my feelings all the time and tbh, I’ve been noticing a increase in my stuttering these days due t...

Bad experience through immigration

Bad experience through immigration Hi all, I just landed in the US and had a terrible experience when going through the US border. Any interaction I have with law enforcement or with someone who has ...

It's common for stuttering to be more pronounced around other people, especially if we feel anxious or self-conscious. I think your theory is spot on – when we're alone, there's no one there to ju...

Thank you so much for sharing your page with us. I just sat and read through all of it and I was smiling the entire time. Your story till now, it's absolutely amazing. It's so nice to read about simil...

I bring up I have a stutter at the start of an interview. It usually makes them more sympathetic which in return calms my nerves...