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Stuttering in meetings

Stuttering in meetings Not sure if this is more of a rant or not but I'm sick of trying to talk in meetings (especially over video calls now). My stutter is a block so by the time I finally get a so...

Yes! I do the exact same thing! I put my phone on my desk on speakerphone and talk to the person's LinkedIn picture. Probably looks goofy but it usually helps!...

If it's a voice call over Zoom, then yes! But if it's a video chat, then I just look at the other person's video. Like u/HumptyDumptyFellHard, I personally find that video calls are much better than ...

Thank you for sharing. I can totally relate to this. When I started a new school (long time ago, I'm an old man now) I didn't know anybody. Even though I stuttered pretty much at the time I managed n...

I completely understand. I have such a terrible time with my name. To me it’s the most frustrating thing. It molds how I live my life and what I can do/can’t do. It’s exhausting. My fiancé introduces ...

> I’ve never met a stutter who doesn’t have more trouble with their name than other words. Now, you've met, because I can say my name fairly easily. OP, you can always spell your name (it's ev...

I’ve thought about giving myself a nickname too! I’ll definitely try the whisper thing next time. I feel like I’m choking on my name. Have you noticed if someone says your name for you first it’s easi...

I always spell my name when on the phone, and sometimes In person too. Thank you for responding. I’ve never had anyone to talk to about this , and after 31 years of feeling like no one understands me ...

I gave myself a nickname that's easier to say. When I have to give my real name though sometimes it helps me to whisper it to myself first, then say it....

I block on my name and it's so annoying. Nowadays, I just spell out my name and it's easier for both me and the other person. If they ask why I spell out my name, I tell them I have a stutter and they...

First time posting— looking for advice

First time posting— looking for advice Hi everyone! So I’m posting for my first time. I cannot say my name and it is holding me back so much in life... In so many ways. I have crippling anxiety and I ...

Online speaking

Online speaking Hi, I am new here and I am a 19yo girl who recently started med school. That is already stressful by itself, but after a month of school the second wave came and another lockdown st...

Anyone bilingual?

Anyone bilingual? My first lenguaje is Spanish I don’t stutter I just run out air when speaking but when I speak in enlgish I stutter more often and sometimes I don’t even respond to someone because I...

I ordered a drink without stuttering

I ordered a drink without stuttering To preface this, my stutter is probably better categorised as speech anxiety, which I’ve had all my life. I’ve been practicing ordering for myself a lot lately a...

How about "I'm here"? If you stutter on the "I'm", add another word before it, like "Hey, I'm here". Every time I have a block like this, I just throw in another realistic word before it, it usually...

I applied for my first job as a hostess, and yeah interviews are scary but I found that having confidence and being prepared makes me stutter less. If I know what I’m doing and have confidence in what...

Trying to apply for a job with a stutter need some help and advice

Trying to apply for a job with a stutter need some help and advice So I’m trying to get my first job and I’ve hesitated applying for so many places simply because I stutter. I have the kind where I ju...

Honestly I don’t know if I would or not. I love the language and I like teaching it to people online so I imagine I’ll enjoy the actual teaching part but I honestly don’t know if it’s worth doing it i...

Yeah that’s what I’m hoping. I’m hoping that if I do it it just won’t be a problem and the students won’t care but at the same time I don’t know if I can get it to be mild enough or controlled enough ...

That's sort of a moot question. Stutterers can stutter on just about anything, and we can't with certainty plan our way around it. That's why it's better to be able to handle a stutter if it appears....