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I've stuttered my whole life. As I got older, starting in college, it got a lot less pronounced, but there are still times when I have a noticeable stutter. Two of these times was during two separate job interviews. I just hacked through it the best I could. No one said anything about it and I didn't feel like talking about it to them. During my current job, I've had to do some presentations, and I learned that the fear I feel before presentation has more to do with past bad experiences than current bad experiences. That is, I still feel like I'm 14 and about to humiliate myself by giving a horribly stuttered speech in front of my unforgiving English class. Remind yourself that you've come a long way and that a lot of the nervousness you feel has more to do with past experiences than where you currently are. I just went through a round of interviews two weeks ago and reminded myself of this fact and everything went very well. I stuttered a little, but not noticeably, and didn't let it get the best of me. One of my interviewers noticed that I had a disability scholarship on my resume (from college) and asked about it. I said that I had a bad stutter that I worked to overcome, that I still work on it, but that it doesn't impede my ability to give presentations or talk to coworkers or clients on the phone or in person. He was satisfied with that answer, and if he wasn't, well - no big loss. Good luck. Let us know how it goes.