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Generally, I believe this is a person-to-person situation. I don't particularly like informing my audience that I stutter before I speak. I don't mean to be condescending whatsoever when I say this, i...

Does your audience know you stutter? If not, open by telling them. You can't control how people react to you, but people generally react better if they know what is going on....

I think a lot of us really envy that you have the OPTION to use Slack. I wouldn't think of this as a bad thing at all. If you've on a good, high period of speaking well, go talk directly to them. If y...

I recommend going out of your way to talk with them just to show that you don't mind talking directly, in case that is why they are messaging you....

I have been confronted a few times, though not in a bad way. My direct supervisor asked me questions about my stutter and whether or not it would affect my job performance. I've had very few negat...

I just visited the campus about an hour ago, so I could meet the secretary and have a sense of the learning atmosphere. I never stepped foot on that particular campus, and I also wanted to establish a...

I can't believe I haven't thought of it until recently. I was advised to do so by my family, but I didn't believe I was right for the job. I've been working as a temp since January, so I thought it wo...

Thanks, that's something I also considered. The hard part about it, though, is the fact that people that are close to me (i.e. friends) most likely do not know of the problem, so even mentioning it jo...

I didnt know you were covert, so I can understand how incredibly hard that must be. All I can say is, go for it because regardless of the outcome, you've already made the right choice. You don't want...

A little joke upfront can help break the ice and reduce awkwardness, you know like "I stutter but it won't take to much extra time hahaha," or something like that can help break the ice for the other ...

Thanks for you reply - and thanks for sharing your experience! >Do you genuinely want to be explicit about it by the way? Do you feel like you really want to tell people that you have a stutter? ...

Honestly, I never really had that much problems with being explicit about my stuttering. I just casually mentioned to people I have a stutter and they shouldn't feel awkward around me. Just make sure ...

Being explicit about stuttering - bringing up the subject

Being explicit about stuttering - bringing up the subject Hey all, First of all: I'm pretty grateful that I've stumbled accros this community. I had been searching - although quite passively - for a...

Tell her you stutter and if she minds then good riddence you just saved yourself from a shitty weekend. If she doesn't mind then she already knows and you can relax.   >She wants me to st...

I was called a broken record when I was growing because of how bad my stutter was. My best friend always had to be by my side, she was the only one that could understand me. I went to speech therapy ...

A small tip for saying that first word on a phone call

A small tip for saying that first word on a phone call Hey everyone! So I'm currently 21yo and I've been a stutter from as long as I can remember. Luckily I've never been made fun of by anyone, incl...

Interview Tips?

Interview Tips? Hey everyone, longtime lurker here. For some context, I've stuttered ever since I could speak, and will be graduating college in the spring. Im a Poly sci major and have just landed an...

RN here, late twenties, lifelong stutterer. I had a lot of the same concerns mentioned in your post and the subsequent comments - people will assume I don't know what I'm talking about, emotionally ch...

I've stuttered my whole life and I now do stand up comedy. When I was in school I hated giving presentations, but through comedy I have learned that the best way to help with the nerves is to remind y...

It all depends on the person who stutters and how comfortable they are with talking about it. For a long time, I did not feel comfortable talking about it at all, with anyone, even friends and family ...