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I would have loved to have had a teacher that actually cared enough even to ask this question. Remember that stuttering is very fickle and this young person is still trying to navigate/understand wh...

I always do “Hello my name is …” otherwise I’ll block....

My date went really well!

My date went really well! I postes 2 Days ago about a date I was going to have and wether or not to mention beforehand that I stutter. It did come up over text but not really in detail. So I mentionne...

I'd recommend telling her beforehand. Then you don't have to address it in person. There's a very slight chance she might feel blindsided if you wait till you are on the date. Just tell her it might...

Going on a Date tomorrow

Going on a Date tomorrow So tomorrow i'm going on a Date with a girl from bumble. I have a noticeable stutter but i'm planning on telling her at the beginning of the date. Maybe something along the li...

If it’s an important enough situation like a job interview and you find yourself stammering it might be best to just tell them. Guarantee you’ll speak 100% better right afterwards and they’ll feel bet...

So sorry for the late reply, i usually try to use a different word to start a conversation like im much more confident to say “namaste” that to use “hi” or can skip hi and start with a “sup?” Or can ...

gave a huge presentation just yesterday (which went surprisingly well) and here are some tips that might help you based on my own experience: 1) prepare as much as you can. you don't need to memorize...

This happened to me in my late 20s when I decided to live my life regardless of my stutter. I have to thank a 2-week class in Italy where the main message was: "How did you learn to use your stutter t...

I would personally prefer that someone brought me up the topic, in a light manner, I would feel less burdened by not having to say it myself, and at the same time it would show that the other person ...

Yea, sometimes it helps to acknowledge the elephant in the room before it barrels in and starts knocking over stuff leaving bystanders thinking “Wtf is happening…”. It even relaxes me a bit so I don’...

Consider disclosure: “Hi, welcome to (restaurant), my name is (name), and so you know, I do stutter, so I appreciate your patience…”...

I wouldn’t do it in a medical context, because that could affect you in a lot of ways, but I’ve definitely done it in harmless ways. Different name when ordering coffee/food, tell a stranger who I’ll ...

People here have already given excellent advice but my additional two cents (33yo engineer here) 1) practice your presentations and morning updates 2) be transparent about your disability/limitation ...

I get it, I've done it. In most scenarios lying for the sake of a smoother word is harmless, but for medical stuff it's so much better to just stutter through it and tell the truth....

Yep, I do this too. White lies to avoid blocks. I've never used my real name with a barista....

It’s kinda mysterious. I get using a different name. If applicable… I carry a card with my name, phone number, and email address just to make day to day interactions easier. I stutter a ton when I hav...

I know this likely isn’t helpful but I don’t think we should choose our profession based on if we speak a lot. Meetings might be hard but if you preface meetings with strangers with saying “hey every...

I always start by telling them I have a stutter. I say "I have a stutter, so please let me know if you need me to clarify anything." That why they're less likely to think I'm just nervous or somethin...

I was scared of this too. I regret not trying. I met a trial attorney who lives in Portland. He became a trial attorney because when he was in college, his stutter kind of went away and he thought may...