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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2023
9 points

I wouldn’t say harder, but I think sometimes our anxiety gets in our way. At least it gets in mine. Sometimes I need to push myself even though I am scared of stuttering and get “the look” from people...

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2023
6 points

Hey! I do understand what you’re going through… I could say that I live it on a daily basis, I am a stutter for as long as I can remember. Nowadays, my stutter is more of a sequence of blocks followed...

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2023
3 points

I speak 6 languages fluently. I stutter if I can only think of one way to say something. I normally only speak 3 languages daily, (English, Spanish & Polish.) If I have to speak Polish it's gene...

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2023
3 points

The moment I stopped myself from prolonging and realized I could get the word out is the moment I realized I wasn't helping myself like i thought I was....

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2023
2 points

I know the feeling believe me. The key is to keep pushing yourself wether you embarrass yourself or not. I made the mistake of going through periods where I didn't care got things done and made progre...

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2023
1 points

I’m 38 and have never disclosed it and most people have never realised but then end up assuming I have no confidence/don’t understand something properly. I would 100% disclose it and be honest about i...

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postr/StutterJun 15, 2023
1 points

A way out

A way out I am yuvraj from India... I have stammering as long as I can remember and from past 2 years I have become more conscious of it may of the puberty... When I was in 7th grade a teacher helped ...

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2023
2 points

Stutter in both my first language Spanish, second is English. Born and grown in bay area(cali) so know more English...

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2023
9 points

I once disclosed my stutter days before an interview and the interview got cancelled. Of course they said it was cancelled for another reason but you never know. If you do decide to disclose it, mayb...

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2023
2 points

I stutter less in other languages. I think it’s because it’s more like sounds than words to me and I don’t stutter making sounds....

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2023
6 points

We have to cut people a wide path. First by accepting that our speech is abnormal. If they divert eye contact early on, it's perfectly normal. Facial expression changes as well. We do have to make up ...

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2023
4 points

Don't put it in your job application. During the interview process, if you feel like your speech will interfere with them getting to know you, then just say you have a speech impediment. It may even c...

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2023
4 points

I always do and it’s always been well received. If I’m going through HR I’ll tell them first and that I would appreciate if they would relay it to my interviewers. I then mention it at the beginning o...

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2023
5 points

Hi there. First of all, congrats on being brave enough to ask for help. I stuttered a lot as a kid and it improved as I got older with speech therapy. Can you go to a speech therapist? That would he...

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2023
1 points

Whenever I have to record something important, I will manually edit out the blocks and pauses as much as possible...

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2023
3 points

I stutter more in Japanese due to it being a syllabic language with lots of vowel sounds. It really throws me for a loop sometimes lol. My speech final in college was a trip for me and my poor profess...

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2023
3 points

I speak Ukrainian and English. So,in Ukrainian I stutter more than in English. I'm originally from Ukraine....

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2023
5 points

Yes of course!! You can start off by saying, "Since this is an interview I just want to let you guys know that I am person who stutters, so I might get stuck on a sound or repeat sounds as I speak." ...

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2023
1 points

I've been able to reduce my stutters significantly by using my hands when i talk/read, stretching out my syllables when im struggling, etc. but what helped the most is reading out loud/talking to myse...

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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2023
5 points

yeah, it's better to be safe. do it in oral exams too or anywhere where it'd be "bad" to look nervous...

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