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Sometimes I do, but just don't talk. Or just utter phrases I know I won't block too badly on. As a rule of thumb though, if you can stutter less than 10% of your words and don't do it too badly, no on...

So fucking frustrated

So fucking frustrated This is just a rant. I had to read aloud in front of the class. I stuttered like crazy. Then after a few lines, I began picking up confidence but I was still shaking. From a 8/10...

Try to purposely skip the "d" sound. You can also try to connect the word with D in them to the previous word/words. For example: Instead of "The total is twenty dollars" try to make the sentence one ...

I tend to substitute these trigger words for words of the same meaning that I know I am comfortable in saying, which I know it's avoiding matters, but maybe when you settle into your job a bit more an...

Pushing through it is the only way my man. It sucks in the moment and is embarrassing but that’s how I’ve been dealing with mine....

I've tried to do that too. But since I have a blockage stutter. It doesn't really work. What works is that slight movement you do with your hand or arm. It helps a lot but I'm really trying to stop do...

I just look on the bright side, man. Sometimes my blockage when I try to tell a joke becomes a joke itself which saves me the hassel of needing to tell a full joke lol....

1. You are very brave for accepting a talking job Whilst having a stutter 2. Try attending speech therapy, I am at the moment and it’s really working. They give you some helpful tactics to use 3. If ...

I think the speech therapist term for this is 'smooth speech' or something, but it just means try and blend the first word into the next. I find it helps me speak on the phone. With a word like dolla...

I used to be a cashier and had the same problems. I stuttered alot first 2 months but after that I got better because I didnt care if I stuttered saying those words anymore. If you can, dont care if y...

First shift answering phone calls

First shift answering phone calls First time posting here but I really need some help. I've got myself my first job at a pizza shop nearby and I found out I will be answering phone calls on my first...

That's exactly what I mean. You likely focus more on articulating the accent, which distracts from stuttering....

What do you mean? I do talk slower as I have to focus on how to pronounce words as Americans do, whereas all that goes out the window when I'm excited or talking naturally(which is a mix of my Indian ...

As a non-native English speaker, what's a brief, free resource on how to get my accent and fluency up to a "good enough" level similar to how foreign dignitaries speak?

As a non-native English speaker, what's a brief, free resource on how to get my accent and fluency up to a "good enough" level similar to how foreign dignitaries speak? Hi there, I am a 30 year old ...

I'm removed from clinical rotation ... when stutter can cause danger&death.

I'm removed from clinical rotation ... when stutter can cause danger&death. I'm stutter, also not good at English speaking skills. My voice's really quiet. I have major depression and anxiety. I s...

Thank you so much! Yeah as my speech therapist said, stuttering is just a small portion of who we are and at most, I don't see myself taking like over half an hour to complete somebody's orders or som...

Apprehensive about getting my first job, any advice?

Apprehensive about getting my first job, any advice? So over the summer, I want to get my first job (retail), but I am concerned about the company not hiring me because I stutter a lot with people I d...

How has/have your work experiences been with a stutter?

How has/have your work experiences been with a stutter? I start my first ever job tomorrow, and I am very nervous about how my stutter will interfere. It’s as a parking lot attendant at a fine arts mu...

What's the right words to disclose I have a stutter to the work manager?

What's the right words to disclose I have a stutter to the work manager? Hi all! So for a long time, I've always wanted to do far more to put myself out there even if I do have a stutter. With my exce...

It is a fun novelty, I used to use weed for similar reasons, if I stammered while high, I could pass it off as just me being a bit slow due to being high, or as an excuse for rarely talking. Its a sli...