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My parents used to always tell me growing up to "speak slowly" and "sound out my words" and it drove me absolutely nuts. If I could have done either of those things I certainly would have! Thankfully ...

Good job on quitting pot at a young age. I'm 32 and just quit last year because it was really holding me back mentally, emotionally, and financially. I quit drinking too. I'm pretty much a teetotaller...

> I'm also going to sit for interviews with startups where they can't afford to have someone like me. This is a fallacy. If they need you they need you. Whether or not you stutter is a secondary...

This was a very good advice but in my opinion it is a bit risky to disclose since it would only work with big corporations who have a lot of human resources and could easily put me in a deparment wher...

This is really only a decision you can make, but I have a couple thoughts 1) Can you maintain the accent throughout the entire interview? What are they going to think if the way you talk suddenly cha...

How much time are YOU committing everyday on your speech?

How much time are YOU committing everyday on your speech? I stutter too, but all I see on the internet are people complaining and giving sob stories on how difficult stuttering is and asking for quick...

I would also advise you to talk openly about your stutter. Sometimes it happens that this is taking a big pressure from you and maybe you will be able to talk quite fluently while you are explaining i...

Dealing with people who don't understand

Dealing with people who don't understand I've been stuttering since I was able to talk and I am 26 now. I have a severe block that really ramps up when I"m trying to talk on the phone. Anyways, I ...

you will get over it because there is no other option. your own way to get over it may be by learning every trick and technique to never block again, it may be by being open and accepting about that ...

I agree, there are very few legitimate reasons to forego responding to requests regarding the outcome of an interview. Though its probably pretty rare, there are some companies out there who keep a po...

not sure if this is too off topic, i will make a new thread if it is, but i have a job interview question: i believe the best approach is to fully disclose my stutter by saying it first thing right a...

if its an "important" person (boss, cop, someone like that) i will respond with "no, i have a speech impediment" (im double cursed in that "st" is a very common block for me). if its not someone impo...

Your friend's experience is sketchy. There are lots of reasons to delay offering a position, but there are very few reasons to forego responding to requests regarding the outcome of the interview. I w...

Yea I do this too. People usually say things like that to break the tension, but I use it as an opportunity to let them know I stutter. It used to piss me off when people said things like that, but mo...

I don't acknowledge the joke. I simply say, "no, I stutter." Lots of times they feel bad about it. It's not my intent to make them feel bad, but it's just the facts. ...

I just got tired of it. I got tired of being the victim; the fish going into the shark tank; the quivering sinner awaiting judgment by an all-mighty God. It's not an easy switch to make and my experie...

Blocks are hard....that being said, from what I've read/experienced, blocks are generally the result of anticipating that you'll stutter and just trying "force" the sound out. So, not an easy fix for ...

Practice, practice, practice. Practice in front of people. Read your speech while taking a bath. Drink some chamomile tea and get a good night sleep. Remember when you are blocking don't keep pushin...

update on internship interview.

update on internship interview. Hi guys, thanks for all the advice. I did tell her I stammer and she was really chill about it. It wasn't even much of an interview, more like a paid offer! I basically...

My kid brother has a 35% dysflyency rate (which is VERY high), however he doesn't have any secondaries so its rare that anyone even picks up on his stutter. However if someone does start to give him ...