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Stuttering and work question..

Stuttering and work question.. Hey everyone, I frequent this sub under my usual name (life long stutterer - mostly controlled but still somewhat obvious) but I wanted to exercise some discretion for t...

Yes, you can absolutely be an amazing teacher. I've been a drill sergeant in the United States Air Force for the past 3 years, literally teaching a group of 120 people at a time how to lace their boot...

Long story short, one of the reasons I became a teacher was to confront one of my biggest fears head on. Student teaching was tough, as I was so unsure of myself. I distinctly remember coreading a boo...

I’ve always held the belief that you improve how well you manage your stutter by speaking a lot. I know there are stutterers that are in all kinds of speaking professions like teaching. ...

If the interview goes badly and you are stuttering too much, I suggest that you tell them you stutter. I would rather they know about your stuttering otherwise you might get labeled as a having "bad c...

Poor writing composition skills related to stuttering?

Poor writing composition skills related to stuttering? I've had a minor stutter my entire life and while it bothers me when it pops up, it is not debilitating and has not prompted me to seek speech th...

Agreed with the other poster that it's likely just a habit of substitution and other avoidant behavior. I used to be that way and it was a lot worse. Now I have a mild stutter and work as a corporate...

I work for an executive search firm and interview multiple candidates every day for various positions. I have interviewed a good number of candidates who stutter. If your interviewer is anything of a ...

Stuttering easily falls under the definition of a disability and it would be illegal / immoral for a company to dock points for stuttering itself. Anyway, think of it as taking command of the situatio...

I stutter on the phone and I have a phone interview for an internship at my dream company.

I stutter on the phone and I have a phone interview for an internship at my dream company. Any thoughts? I would assume I should write things down and plan what I need to say, or what I will be asked...

Congrats! So happy you've excelled, it's tough as it is. What specialties are you looking at? Radiology for example has less patient interaction while oncology you often deal with family members just ...

Definitely wait for an attorney before filing the appeal. Things happen fast (ha, in the wrong way) and if you miss easy-to-miss deadlines, you'll be denied again. They make it byzantine to eliminat...

Glad to hear you're engaging on at least a friendly manner, sorry for jumping the gun on that. I don't think I have social anxiety so I don't know exactly what it feels like for you, but one thing tha...

I found it easier explaining I'm a stutterer at the beginning and that it's the reason i may speak slowly or stutter. You probably won't stutter less, but you will be much more clam as the other side ...

If I get called for a job interview I let the phone ring and then go talk to them in person after they leave a message. That risk going bad sometimes, but it sometimes turns out good. With stuttering ...

I have, interviews are quite okay, in terms of.. i can speak, choppy, but via phone, i can't even start. ...

Do you have any siblings or friends that you can practice interviews with? When i was younger my brother ( who doesn't stutter) would help me practice interviews by asking me questions i would likely ...

I completely understand where you are coming from, and I know how tough it can be to put yourself out there, but you need to put think from the perspective of your coworkers. If you are quiet and do n...

I appreciate the honest feedback. I say hello to a lot of my co-workers as well. The issue isn't about being friendly, I always say hello..it's about actually engaging in a conversation that i'm lost ...

I was in your situation just recently, and I'm sure I'll be in your situation again once I graduate uni, and at every new job afterwards. I did a one year internship in a professional environment, and...