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commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
4 points

Well, I'm the opposite, I love talking to guys like you. There are so many smooth talkers but they don't necessarily have anything interesting to say. Why I chose this path? I am fascinated by languag...

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commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
5 points

I'm a psychiatrist. I actually don't stutter at all when I see patients or talk to nurses, but I do struggle on the phone when I have to call pharmacies, government agencies, etc. I cope by trying not...

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commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
1 points

So far nobody had really told me my stutter could stop me, even when they do im usually too confident for that assumption to stick. Also there are laws to stop that going down ;D...

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commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
3 points

You can do it! You will most likely met people along The Way who sees your stutter as a huge problem, but never let them put you Down. You set your own limits.. not those people and certainly not your...

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commentr/StutterOct 18, 2019
1 points

I own it by understanding it’s temporary and fixable. It’s like racism. If someone has an issue with it you don’t hang with them and make fun of them for judging you based on your stutter....

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commentr/StutterOct 16, 2019
4 points

I'm an American expat working in the UAE. I applied for the job (military aviation field) online while I was living in South Florida. All seemed fine until I received an email that there would be a Sk...

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commentr/StutterOct 16, 2019
2 points

Email the professor about your stutter before the presentation explaining that while delivery of the presentation may be affected, content will not and you'll be practicing throughly. Also have a flas...

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commentr/StutterOct 9, 2019
1 points

Are you guys like 14 years old? Hard to imagine a group of adults roasting their stuttering coworker. If I were you, I would prepare a very strong comeback. Wait till someone makes fun of you again i...

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commentr/StutterOct 9, 2019
1 points

Best way to handle this in my experience that you stutter and its not something ya can control and that sometimes an answer will take longer. Almost all teachers will take it into account and that way...

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commentr/StutterOct 8, 2019
2 points

Have you let them know about your stuttering and cluttering? If not, I think you should. I’m sure they’re not going out of there way to be assholes to you BECAUSE you stutter, I think they’re just rea...

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commentr/StutterOct 8, 2019
2 points

First of all I am really sorry you had to go through that, people reacting like that always feel like shit and makes me want to ounch them in the face. The honest yet difficult truth which I have been...

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2019
1 points

One of the things is maximizing on non-vocal communication, working on having strong eye contact and a warming facial expression alleviates stuttering during those high profile meetings. Another thing...

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2019
2 points

Thankyou I actually will give this a shot. That was my biggest problem nipping people in the butt at work without getting crap back for doing that. I appreciate the advice....

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2019
1 points

This is a great idea! I'm going to do this for people I work with. When I was in school, I used to give all my teachers a letter detailing my stutter and how they should handle it....

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commentr/StutterOct 5, 2019
2 points

Yes, it is classed as a disability in the UK and I think also in the USA. This is definitely discrimination but the question is whether you want to take them to court over it. If I were you I would ...

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commentr/StutterOct 3, 2019
2 points

If I ever have to repeat myself to someone I’ll use the. “Did I stutter?” Line and follow it up with “For once, no.”...

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commentr/StutterOct 1, 2019
2 points

Before presentations, I'll say something like "If you don't catch something I say, don't worry: I stutter, so I'll definitely repeat it a few more times."...

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commentr/StutterOct 1, 2019
2 points

I give you a lot of credit. I worked in the kitchen for over a year before they made me go out front, I was super scared. The boss may shy away from a discussion about stuttering, fearing that you’re ...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2019
1 points

I like the phrase "I stutter. You'll get used to it."...

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2019
5 points

Delivery and timing are everything. I presume you want to be respected even though you stutter. You deserve equal respect to a nonpws. It is better to acknowledge it (i.e., "sometimes I stutter" or...

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