commentr/StutterMay 4, 2018

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I am sorry to hear. I do a lot of presentations and practice the heck out of them - like 20 times the night before - and that helps me a lot. I know what I am going to say and have confidence with the material. I also do a lot of slides, therefore, I have stuff to point to if I need a break. I did a presentation in front of our VPs. I was soooooo nervous and I stuttered horribly. However, I made it through. Bonus is all the VPs remembered me! Lol. Several years later, it was employee appreciation day so the VPs were serving us ice cream. As we go through the line, they give general nods to people but when I come up, “Hi, FunkyRiffRaff”. And age probably has a lot to do with it. People in their teens and early 20s are still learning how to react. Regarding the actual fundraising, can you just do a fundraiser and show them? I volunteer for a dog rescue. I tell them ideas. Crickets. I then started just doing stuff and have raised a lot of money for the rescue and am now the go-to person for fundraising. I also think as stutterers that we work harder since we feel like we have to and hard work is very appreciated. (just an assumption and I have no evidence.) I wish you the best of luck. Edit: and what others have said, I disclose my stutter. I usually do it at the first time I stutter.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships

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Preparation & RehearsalHope & MotivationDisclosure & Telling Others

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public_speaking