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commentr/StutterMay 19, 2019
3 points

interviews.. calling back my clients... hides or avoid any questions usually in training or meeting.. usually if I stutter I'd make a counting figure gesture to make me talk even though its still stut...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2019
1 points

Yes, I've always liked having physical documentations to present and review before approaching a conversation or meeting face to face t discuss. From what I know about the job, I'd be communicating w...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Preparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2019
1 points

I also think you should rehearse, but you should think about the experience in a different way. Instead of dreading it, find a way to look forward to it. Idk how, as that's different for everyone, but...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindset shiftPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2019
1 points

Great idea with the script-In a few weeks you’ll be able to spout off answers with no hesitation. You can do it!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Preparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2019
11 points

Develop a script. You're going to asked a lot of the same questions and if you can work on pre-planned phrases to answer that, you may find that easier. Of course, you will have the occasional surpris...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Preparation & RehearsalSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterMay 10, 2019
6 points

Try to write down basic stuff you know they will probably ask you . I have found sometimes it is better to read something versus thinking off the top of my head. Maybe tell the person btw “Hi my...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Preparation & RehearsalSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2019
2 points

***Speak slowly*** and ***know your material inside and out***. Dont memorize it, but be able to talk about it. Show your genuine interest in it if possible. Recognize that everyone gets nervous in fr...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesPreparation & RehearsalAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2019
1 points

To add to this, if there are components to the presentation that you can get volunteers to read, ask the class if anyone wants to volunteer. That reduces what you have to say. I’ve done this a bunch o...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Preparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2019
3 points

Make sure to practice, knowing your material is, at least for me, the most important part. Creating a PowerPoint, if possible, helps me because it takes their eyes off of me, makes me less nervous. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Preparation & RehearsalOverthinking & MonitoringAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2019
6 points

I knew of a guy who had a very severe stutter but his fiancé just had to have a big African wedding with like 2000 people. TBH I dont think it was just the fiancé, his family also wanted a super big w...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2019
5 points

I practiced the hell out of my vows, I could recite them forwards and backwards. Helped a lot. Didn’t stutter once, at least I think I didn’t....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Preparation & RehearsalFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2019
9 points

I also work in corporate america and give presentations for a living. Even worse, I work remote so I’m constantly on teleconferences. The best thing I did was Toastmasters. It’s not pretentious, eve...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Preparation & RehearsalPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2019
2 points

Good luck! One of the best pieces of interviewing advice I received last summer was to just treat it like a conversation. Doing this helped me think of the interview as us talking somewhere over cof...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Preparation & RehearsalAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2019
2 points

I think there are several factors here - most "famous people" that supposedly stuttered are an older generation where videos of them in their childhood/teen years may not be available due to lack of t...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityPublic Awareness / MediaPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2019
2 points

Just try. Repeat the words in your mind and say them outlout with thinking about their meaning. This will maybe help you to remember...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2019
2 points

Hi ​ I have an interview tomorrow at a bank and I feel too lots of anxiety regarding my speech blocks. I also tend to get over-preocuppied about these situations. Then in the beginning of...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & Rehearsal+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2019
2 points

Practice speaking fluently. Can you read out loud fluently? Then do it as much as you can. Are you expecting certain questions at the interview, or expecting to say certain statements? Then practi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Preparation & RehearsalEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2019
7 points

Phd here. Be up front with your advisors and professors. Reasonable people will recognize stuttering from lack of being prepared. You just have to give them the information they need to support you. ...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2019
2 points

I would either say before you begin or find some way to allow them to know before hand. If these are competent oral examiners with experience then they should be aware of stuttering as a uncontrollabl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Preparation & RehearsalAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterApr 18, 2019
4 points

Proper nouns... I can relate. As the president of NHS in high school (over a decade ago now), I needed to give a speech, induct new members, and transfer my responsibilities to the new president, all...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesPreparation & RehearsalHiding & Concealment+2 more