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commentr/StutterMar 29, 2017
1 points

I'm a digital designer. About ten years ago when I was just about to graduate I got really down as I had convinced myself that no-one would hire me. The industry was really competitive and looking aro...

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commentr/StutterMar 29, 2017
1 points

Same story to me When I was young , hanging out with many friends but avoided to say the words which might stuttered me But I got older and moved to abroad... stuttering is turning to pretty terrible....

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commentr/StutterMar 28, 2017
5 points

I literally had the same thing happen to me the last 2 days. Was interviewing for an internship and had a couple of interviews done over the phone(my stutter gets way worse over the phone) and i strug...

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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2017
2 points

I definitely can't say I know what's best for everyone or what might happen from a situation. All I know is for me, I had an English teacher in Grade 8 who let me off the hook. I got to do my presen...

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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2017
2 points

I teach abroad in China and I find it so helpful to be around non native speakers and they don't notice your corrections and ticks. Feel free to pm me, I have tons of YouTube videos about teaching ab...

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commentr/StutterMar 26, 2017
1 points

I'm a pharmacist. My stutter has greatly improved over the 5 years I've been licensed now that I am more confident in my career and see myself as the "expert" in every conversation I have with people ...

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commentr/StutterMar 26, 2017
2 points

Hey! I'm 19 and i block stutter since i was 6. However, its very wierd with me since i talk alot, and an one of those chatterboxes you'll meet! I've also acted in a lot of theatre competitions and nev...

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commentr/StutterMar 24, 2017
3 points

Well you're certainly not alone. I'm kind of in a similar situation. Been stuttering since I was a toddler (as long as I can remember). Throughout grade school and into the 7th grade I attended speec...

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commentr/StutterMar 24, 2017
3 points

My story is very similar to yours. Im 28 now, and still have a severe block stutter. In all honesty, life feels stale. The only thing that keeps me going and keeps me "sane" is my son. Ive been stut...

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commentr/StutterMar 23, 2017
6 points

I was speaking with my new company's IT guy for the first time on the phone a while ago about some troubleshooting issue recently, and we were speaking for a good five minutes or so before he got hung...

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commentr/StutterMar 22, 2017
3 points

Nice. He's my favourite boxer. Didn't know he had a stutter as well. I love how he seems so in control of it all. I mean you'd think in a stereotypical scenario a person with a stutter wouldn't have...

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commentr/StutterMar 21, 2017
3 points

Effective communication =/= fluency. You can be clear, effective, and eloquent without being perfectly fluent. focus on that more than any stutters than may come out....

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commentr/StutterMar 21, 2017
2 points

Thank you! I work in a job which I am talking to staff all the time, so I am forcing myself into situation which I use to excel in, but now I am almost worried I won't get my point across. I think I n...

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commentr/StutterMar 18, 2017
2 points

I'm an EMT at a county jail, and in the Marine Corps Reserve. At the jail it's not so bad since I repeat pretty much the same things over and over again (allergies, injuries, med/ psych history, etc...

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commentr/StutterMar 18, 2017
6 points

Engineering. It does involve a lot of interaction with people but all of my coworkers and superiors have been professional and patient. Also, work email and work instant messenger is my friend. Like o...

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commentr/StutterMar 18, 2017
1 points

Said much better than I could. After 10 or so years In the software engineering​ industry, this is my perception as well. Have an upvote....

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commentr/StutterMar 17, 2017
6 points

I haven't started my real career yet. I want to be a professional waitress at a fancy restaurant. Ideally a writer but as college didn't work out for me I am going to try to aim for something I am alr...

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commentr/StutterMar 17, 2017
17 points

I know it's hard to believe, but the fact that you stutter is a non-issue. People (interviewers included) feed off of how you present yourself. If you go in there nervous & thinking they'll see yo...

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commentr/StutterMar 17, 2017
9 points

I'm a senior engineer with a small staff and in charge of several projects. I work in remote locations so am always on the phone with our consultants and HR and head office. The phone sucks, email i...

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commentr/StutterMar 17, 2017
6 points

I work in journalism and have for 5+ years now, at several community newspapers. No one interviewing me for a job has ever brought up my stutter, even when I did phone interviews and stuttered very ...

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