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I learnt that if I already know what I am gonna say, I would stammer a lot when I say it. So I don't prepare any speeches for interviews or conversations. Everything I say is spontaneous and that's ho...

Has anyone here become a lawyer with a stutter? If so, what was your experience?

Has anyone here become a lawyer with a stutter? If so, what was your experience? ...

I learnt how to remain calm and control my emotions and it made a huge difference. I worked in a software company for almost 2 years and my job was to lead software development and handle all the tech...

I would never wish a stutter upon anyone. I hate having a stutter. It is embarrassing. I hate the looks people give, or other people finishing my words, or the little smirks when it happens. When I wa...

First time posting on here - advice on situation or your tips/tricks on going through life

First time posting on here - advice on situation or your tips/tricks on going through life A little background about me - I'm a female in her early 20's who has a mild stutter but it's quite obvious w...

Life is going to require you to speak. After college your going to have to get a job, go on interviews, talk on the phone, meet your gfs parents... The earlier you stop running from these situations t...

When I began my sales career which involved a lot of telemarketing and phone work, I still had the odd block creep up. The nice thing about phone work however is that you can generally take a few extr...

It’s funny, you may not have ever met another stutterer, but you have definitely never met a completely fluent speaker either, as everybody has their own idiosyncrasies and times of poor speech, espec...

I remind myself every day. I'm at a different time of my life now. Those interviews are done and I'm in the final stages of getting a federal job. If I can do it, you guys can too. ...

I have been "cured" although it somehow feels odd to call it that. I stuttered severely as a child and seemed to just outgrow it as I grew out of my teens and into adulthood. Hard to say exactly ...

I Remember doing a job interview, it was a group interview and there was another candidate next to me. Stammered a couple words and interviewer was like... "Thank you for your time" Thrn the intervi...

I apologize if this is super TLDR. Don’t give up hope! Job hunting or even first meetings (like dates, first days of school ect )are definitely harder for anyone with a speech disfluency. Believe me,...

Keep trying and don't give up! Try to build yourself a network of people who can refer you into your next job. For me, my first job after college was the hardest to land, after that I built connection...

Failed job interview; Feeling hopeless and depressed

Failed job interview; Feeling hopeless and depressed Today I had a job interview at toys r us and it went bad when it was time for me to speak. It was a group interview and when it was my turn to intr...

Yeah I was trying to say "seats" today talking about how I didnt get a chance to see blade runner because it was sold out... I just couldn't say it. It sucks sometimes. But I just laughed it off and c...

thanks man! good luck to you too! i think im gonna learn c++/c# and work as a programmer, or maybe download a video game engine and make my own game (this will take a very long time, but i've always ...

I know how it feels. Especially in an atmosphere where you feel like you are doing wrong because you stutter. I used to think that way all the time. "If I know I'm going to stutter than why should I e...

tbh, i don't really know, i think they're afraid that i might not find a job because of it, or maybe they just want me to talk more and think stuttering is the reason im always quiet (i usually have n...

I see, i also tried to just mail them, that i have speech disfluency, so email is better form or IRL visit. I guess it also works as a filter, if they want to hire stutter, or not....

Honestly, unless it's actually influencing his work negatively, I wouldn't say anything quite yet. If you see him get frustrated or withdraw... or he approaches you about it, then ok. As a leader, I t...