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30(M) Speech therapist and fellow stutterer here! I personally would be open about stuttering if you are comfortable sharing. I’ve found a lot of “looks” and reactions we get from people are because t...

be open about your stutter during your interview! I’m 16 and i just got a job at homegoods with a stutter. I flat out told the interviewer lady that i had one when i started to have blocks in my speec...

The most challenging stuttering experience I faced was between the ages of 5 and 10. Kids would laugh at me both in school and outside of it. They also verbally bullied me about my stuttering, and som...

Get yourself enrolled in some martial arts, Muay Thai, boxing. Something effective with a strong community. After a couple years you'll feel more confident which may help your stutter but more importa...

I have graduated 1 years and half ago, applied to near 1900 jobs in my country, got about 30 calls interviews, failed all, got 1 single physical interview, failed also. once they hear me stutterring t...

To each their own. I think you can disclose it and do just fine, especially for one interview and the confidence to get through it. Just because it’s an AirPod doesn’t mean it doesn’t have practical u...

wouldn't disclosing hurt me though? They write reports to adcoms who will be reading my evaluation reports and make decisions at a later date....

I think this is a bad look. Unless you explain exactly what's going on they'll be wondering why you're wearing headphones to a formal interview and needing a "crutch" like airpods all the time isn't p...

Nothing will get you rejected faster than hiding/lying. Don't email them ahead of time because that gives them time to formulate their own weird conceptions about what stuttering is or isn't. Be pre...

irl job interview tomorrow - any copes/hacks to increase fluency?

irl job interview tomorrow - any copes/hacks to increase fluency? Also any hacks to get thru the work day with irl jobs? Anyone had any luck with wearing an earplug in 1 ear? I've heard of the speech ...

This probably isn’t the quick fix you’re looking for but in my dental school interview I led with talking about my stutter, in the “tell me about yourself” part. Specifically how I don’t let it hold m...

Unable to ask questions in classroom

Unable to ask questions in classroom The stammering and mumbling is worsening each coming years and it drains all my mental peace and strength. Always has the insecurity that even if I am capable i wo...

Dont worry! We all have been in that situation and I think the interviewer would not consider that has a disadvantage as she or he already knew that you stuttered. Trust me ! Because I faced the same ...

Job interview went disastrous

Job interview went disastrous I recently graduated and after living in isolation for 3 months I've finally applied for a job. 1 week ago they called me in their office for face to face interview and s...

23 and struggling with covet . Just had an interview , i got nervous and wasn’t very clear with my words. Interviewer smirked and said you look so under confident, how will you work with people. Tried...

I compensated by developing my writing skills to the point where my current job is a spin doctor managing media for a Federal minister...

Extremely Hard Time At Work

Extremely Hard Time At Work Hey everyone. I have been having an extremely hard time at my first office job. Any small interactions with my team feels like it takes everything out of me to do. They are...

Career progression with stuttering

Career progression with stuttering I was wondering how are you coping with your stuttering at work. I m covet stutterer, sometimes I can hide it sometimes I cannot. No one has asked me why I stutter, ...

Thanks a lot for sharing this!! It really made me think from a different angle. I love the point you brought up. Because even if we did manage to completely “beat” stuttering with 2–3 hours of daily p...

First I am from Egypt.  And yes, I have difficulties with communication and teamwork. One of the main reasons is that I stutter. I will keep working hard to improve until I get better. The situation i...