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You can't let your stutter define who you are. I stutter, and I am a first year associate at a large law firm. My stutter isn't too bad when I am speaking to somebody one-on-one, but it gets pretty bad when I have to speak in front of a group or when I speak on the telephone, and I think that anxiety plays a huge part in that. If speech therapy isn't working, try to learn some coping techniques for the inevitable stress that stuttering brings. I once met a stutterer who was the CFO of a big hospital in my area. It was a luncheon for interns at the hospital, and he voluntarily stood up and started speaking about his intern and how great she was. He started his speech with something like, "I have a bunch of great things to say about my intern, and I'll try to not stutter too much." The whole room laughed (in a good way) and he ended up doing a great job. Because he was comfortable with his stutter, every person in that room was comfortable with it too. At the end of the day, people will react to your stutter however you let them. If you are nervous about it and just ignore the fact that you stutter, it can become awkward. But if, once you stutter, you explain that you stutter- that it is something that you have dealt with your entire life, and that you haven't let it hold you back from being successful- I think most people would show a great amount of respect for you. Don't give up, buddy.