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The best way to talk to someone with a stutter?

The best way to talk to someone with a stutter? A good day to you all! I was wondering if your community could help me? I have just made a new friend who has a minor stutter and I am after some advi...

I'm only 16 currently but my advise would be to tell the employer straight off that you stutter and explain to them the severity of it etc etc. An understanding employer will give you the time to spea...

Why do you apologize for something you can't control? For the rest I think you are handling your stuttering fine....

There was a kid a couple years younger than me in school that had a strong stutter, much much worse than mine. Poor kid used to spend his lunch time in the library to avoid talking to people, I always...

If it's a problem to the point that you feel like you won't be able to answer questions or be your best self, just come out and explain to them that you have a stutter, and that it isn't just nerves. ...

Trust me! I've been to many conferences and met many big wigs and it is so hard to talk. All I can say is, you'll get through it. I'm afraid talking is unavailable. I always explain to who ever is a...

"I can tell they don't like it one bit, the expressions I get from them just tells the entire story." That speaks volumes. I feel like people who stutter are more sensitive to the reactions of others...

Have you tried saying "dad it just makes it worse for me when you openly grimace when I stutter, please be patient with me"?...

I get what your saying, you should just say to those people that you stutter and there's not much you can do about it. They'll either laugh, and if they do, walk away, you didn't lose anything, you ju...

Have to comment on the compassionate part. For my part i might have became less compassionate. Its that you realize people are just people no matter if they have a disability. I dont want to be treate...

At one of my old jobs my co-workers and I were cued up for food or something. For one reason or another I was taking more time choosing my food than my coworker thought I should. She was a really love...

I believe in self-disclosure. Depending on the severity of your stutter, it might be something you can keep in your back pocket as a lifeline. Saying "Please be patient, I have a stutter." can allevia...

That really sucks. Have you tried calling then telling hem you are authorizing another person to speak for you as you are a person who stutters? That should work, On another note...what are you goi...

I'm in college right now, and the strategy I've been using is pretty similar to the ones recommended by everyone else. I'd say to definitely speak to your teacher face-to-face, a quick minute-long int...

You should definitely talk to your professor about it, and you should say you don't want special treatment. You should try to get a copy of the syllabus before hand and see what, if any, oral reports ...

If you really had to squeeze a positive out of it all, stuttering is, ironically, an interesting conversation starter with strangers or acquaintances. I try and approach talking about stuttering with ...

From the perspective of a girl who stutters: if someone doesn't want to date you simply because you're a stutterer, then they can go fuck themselves. That person is not someone you would want in your ...

I'd like to say that if a man with a stutter still has the hope and willpower to remain confident in his adulthood, they are more likely to be more of a resilient and confident man than those who do n...

Wow. Proves what I always say. A stutter shouldn't hold anyone back and they can achieve and meet anyone and anything....

The insecurity is within yourself and made by you, not made by the stuttering and only you can control it. Some people are short, some are fat, some are dumb, some have a small penis and some stutter....