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Using your name mid sentence usually helps. For example, saying “HeyI’mAlex” by linking and flowing each word into the next significantly reduces blocks. If we start with just “Alex”, there’s a high...

Thanks for sharing your story. We all know what you’re going through. We have been through it too. If your anxiety is so high in social settings, I think you could benefit from anti anxiety meds and...

I call this *mind reading* and it’s actually debilitating to us stutterers. When we mind read we induce fear, which increases anxiety and adrenaline. All of which exacerbates our stutter. You’re in t...

That’s awesome! Well done! 👍🏼 See, if we are too much in our head, it really debilitates us! Fear is a mind killer!!! I think two things helped you here. Firstly, reading makes us stutter a lo...

OP, I really relate. I recently started a new job at the same time as two other people, and seeing how effortlessly they connect with our colleagues makes me feel both envious and a bit sad. I’ve trie...

You’ll get used to it....

You simply build self confidence by being good at your job and literally own the room when it's your time to talk. That's what I do. Don't like how I talk? Couldn't care less. It's all about getting s...

Feel ya. At the end of the day your work and insight will do the talking. Develop an ego. If these people are judging your work by your physical difficulty speaking, they're the dummies. And though yo...

Thank you for your kind words. You guys are truly inspirational...

Thank you for your kind words. You guys are truly inspirational...

Don’t make the same mistake I did. I didn’t go to grad school because I was so embarrassed of my stutter and the thought of presenting made me sick. I regret it to this day. And in my career now I l...

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I totally understand! I have a marketing presentation in front of the directors and I don’t feel the best about. But I’m reminded about why they’ve hired me anyway which is because I am capable. Y...

Almost in same situation, can’t do much but just hope people don’t think too negative about us. I know it’s real disappointing and questions our self worth too. But keep up your head, you have secured...

You can’t ever know what someone else is thinking and chances are they don’t care nearly as much as you do...

How do you handle stuttering at work. Speaking in meetings with over a dozen to two dozen people staring at you talking.

How do you handle stuttering at work. Speaking in meetings with over a dozen to two dozen people staring at you talking. My job is going to involve meetings where everyone is a communication expert. ...

What do you not understand? ...

You could join a support group where you get to practice your speech with other people. It's all about practicing with other people....

naw learn to embrace and just talk...

This is the best motivation I ever received. Thank you...