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dropping out is probably only going to make things a lot worse, including your fear. What I hear a lot of professionals who stutter tell me what helps them is they practice like crazy and really make...

You should sit down with someone and have them ask you questions. Then you can practice answers in a more comfortable environment. You can hear what you might stutter on and adjust accordingly for the...

If you have not already sent it, in your thank you note (which you should always send for every interview) in addition to the usual reiteration of your interest in the position and the highlights of y...

That's a very good point! Maybe that's something else I can try writing soon. I think the overarching idea still prevails, but that's still a very nerve-wracking experience. I once had an ex-SO's da...

Practice. I am an extremely unsocial person typically and I have had to both do and give an interview. The best advice is to know what you will need to say and be prepared. If you know everything t...

I never, ever, stutter when I talk to myself -- in the car, late at night, in the office, whatever. It's annoying when you're going to a meeting and you know you have to introduce yourself. So you spe...

If you do introductions the first day of class introduce yourself followed by some witty line involving you're a person who stutters. It saves a lot of stress from the rest of the semester, may be an ...

Saying "fuck" expressively in the middle of a block while talking to assorted authority figures like parents, principals, teachers, and so on, as a subconscious way to get past the block. ...

I definitely feel you on this one. Especially in a group setting, like when the group is asked to introduce themselves. As soon as the leader says "Let's go around the room..." my heart starts beati...

I usually stutter when I'm expected to talk. Like when I'm in a group of friends or a meeting at work and everyone looks at me because i said something like, "Oh I have an idea". They'll look at me ...

I talk to myself in the car a lot. I had an interview the other week, and I had to drive three hours to get to it. So I spent most of that drive asking myself interview questions and answering them. I...

I recently got a book called ["Self Therapy for the Stutterer"](http://www.amazon.com/Self-Therapy-Stutterer-Malcolm-Fraser/dp/0933388454) and it has various exercises broken down into nine (I think)...

They're always the highest when I have to speak to someone in authority -- passport control, police officers, city/state officials behind glass in offices who never seem to smile. Usually these involv...

It really is, yeah. I had no choice but do the presentation (mandatory), and I have to train it because my final presentation to graduate will be very important. :)...

Law school works a bit different here. See a few posts below for an explaination. It was quite challenging for me to go through law school. I discussed my stuttering with the school board before app...

I had a speech class in college. I was really nervous about it. But honestly, I only had to speak infront of the class for my 5 speeches during the year. The first one your really nervous, and it actu...

I took speech in college a few years ago. It really depends on your professor and you. I talked to mine the first day to let him know I stutter. They are usually understanding and will offer alternat...

I had to take it as a pre-requisite. Definitely wouldn't have taken it on my own free will. I approached it with a positive attitude though. As some people have mentioned, it's much easier to inform t...

It's a good idea to put yourself in situations when you are forced to speak. Just let the instructor know you have the impediment....

I have a similar method if anyone wants to try it out. Five-six months ago, I couldn't say my name for the life of me. It was frustrating as hell 'cause you look like an idiot when you can't even say ...