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commentr/StutterJan 15, 2023
1 points

No need to get out of the corporate world! Here’s a list of PWS who have found success in the corporate world. Scroll down to Board of Directors. https://www.stutteringtreatment.org/staff-board...

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commentr/StutterJan 14, 2023
2 points

I stutter moderately. I can't get my name out when asked and struggle to speak. A friend of mine has a much more severe stutter. Like drooling, nearly seizure looking. A drive thru once called the po...

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commentr/StutterJan 14, 2023
5 points

It’s possible to find a job in IT that doesn’t involve much talking on the phone, but it’ll be impossible to avoid it. The only thing I can think of would be working as a cable technician or network t...

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postr/StutterJan 14, 2023
6 points

Thinking about getting into IT, but worried about having to talk on the phone all day.

Thinking about getting into IT, but worried about having to talk on the phone all day. I've been wanting to get into IT since I was a kid (I'm 30 now) but I've always been petrified of having to talk ...

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commentr/StutterJan 14, 2023
1 points

Project manager for the government. I lead meetings and teams and give presentations every week. I could either let this overtake my life and choose to let it win or I can do something about it/accept...

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commentr/StutterJan 14, 2023
2 points

Hey I want to study to be an accountant too!!! How do you like it? Do you have to talk a lot or is there a lot of time in the work day you can just work silently? I'm not choosing it because of that- ...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2023
2 points

Do you think reading aloud has helped you very much? My concern is that if I commit to that then it will help me read aloud but it won’t help me speak in conversational situations. I like the “fuck ...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2023
7 points

When I was 23 I couldn’t say my name or order drive thru (I still won’t do drive thrus). I attempted to kill myself multiple times. I’m 34, and have been practicing some things and focusing on positiv...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2023
3 points

I'm an accountant and thankfully my stutter hasn't impacted my career. I do always stutter on my name so have to spell it out on calls. It was worse in my early 20s but thankfully now in my late 30s i...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2023
1 points

If you have good ideas and contribute to the company’s mission, nobody aside from yourself will care about the stutter. They care that you’re making their work life better and that is all. Whenever ...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2023
4 points

I work as a software engineer, I have to speak in a meeting every morning I have to give demos. I have a very bad stutter, and people are understanding and give me time...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2023
7 points

Being good at your job typically requires the ability to verbally communicate. I find it a little hard to believe that anyone’s desire to be understanding will overcome the desire to hire a good emplo...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2023
4 points

Just to add onto what you are saying, idk what a minor or severe stutter is anymore. I thought mine was pretty minor, but I stutter way more than it seems like half of this sub does, but not nearly en...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2023
6 points

Well I was set on being a technical writer but now with ChatGPT coming around I feel like my career path isn’t going to even exist in 10 years. I know if I was an all-star programmer or something then...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2023
14 points

Based on your post history you stutter severely. There are many posts in here about people with all types of jobs, including executives. What lacking is the severity of their speech disfluency. As...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2023
2 points

I’m a business professional. I was a young one when I still stuttered. I overcame a 20 year stutter, and you CAN too! It takes real tools meant for real world fluency (many fluency gains I read about ...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2023
1 points

I was born with my stutter and growing up I always wanted to be a history teacher but my stutter and anxiety are so awful i don't know how I'm going to achieve it....

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postr/StutterJan 13, 2023
26 points

Coaching an 8th grade recreation boys basketball team and feeling embarrassed about my stuttering

Coaching an 8th grade recreation boys basketball team and feeling embarrassed about my stuttering Hey guys I'm 35 and volunteered this year to coach my nephews rec basketball team. I've always loved ...

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commentr/StutterJan 12, 2023
1 points

Especially international students like me, where english is not the first language. Also, the pressure of finding a job within the few months makes my stutter even worse during the job interviews. Sti...

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commentr/StutterJan 12, 2023
2 points

I feel you man. I have been stuttering since i was a kid. Since then i was feeling better until the next year. When I started my MS degree where you have to present the whole time, thats where the nig...

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