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commentr/StutterSep 13, 2015
1 points

I totally see how that would work in a situation where the other person knows you have an impediment. But what if the other person is a stranger that doesn't know? To him, it would just look like you ...

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commentr/StutterSep 12, 2015
1 points

Wow!Congrats.I have never interviewed someone but I would love to have the experience of being a stuttering interviewer and see the reactions of the other person!...

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commentr/StutterSep 11, 2015
3 points

Yup. This. I hardly stutter with them at all and when I do its no big deal. I've had to answer some questions along the way, but I'm just honest with them about it....

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commentr/StutterSep 10, 2015
1 points

About 10 years ago I had a job interview.I feel that my stutter was worse. But at that time I did everything to hide it. Searching for other words, making other sentence then if I wanna say, you know....

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commentr/StutterSep 8, 2015
2 points

Have you ever thought about bringing up the fact that you have a stutter at the beginning of the interview? Getting it out in the open at the start might be better than apologizing at the end. I'm g...

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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2015
1 points

Honestly, do what makes you the most comfortable. I don't have a specific policy when it comes to these situations. In some interviews, the person interviewing me has asked me about it and then it bec...

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commentr/StutterSep 2, 2015
2 points

Stuttering for some employers can show determination. You're challenged with a stutter but you're not letting it get the better of you. You're overcoming your problems, and that's a good trait to have...

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commentr/StutterAug 31, 2015
1 points

You do not have to exclude yourself when your friends get it out. You choose to exclude yourself when your friends get it out. Source: I've done the same thing, so I can't judge. However, I was pla...

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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2015
1 points

I think one of the best things you could do would be tell the person on the phone briefly that you have a stammer and apologies if you block on a word every now and then. 99% of the time they'll be l...

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commentr/StutterAug 23, 2015
1 points

Interesting, I might just steal that line! 😉 If you don't mind me asking, have you ever had any bad experiences because of your stutter? If so, how did you deal with it?...

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commentr/StutterAug 23, 2015
1 points

I agree with the other poster here, embrace it. You have your go to lines, your rehearsed opening that you should be able to get through, and I always will say as my third or fourth sentence "Just to ...

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commentr/StutterAug 11, 2015
1 points

For sure I tell! At my previous work I didn't tell.... wanna hide it. F! That wasn't smart. Constant busy with hiding it. At this job my boss asked me if I can handle cliënts who stutter, haha. (ment...

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commentr/StutterAug 11, 2015
1 points

I haven't specifically told anyone at work, but I think most people who have spoken to me have figured it out. If they want to ask me about it, I'm not stopping them, but I think people feel uncomfort...

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commentr/StutterAug 9, 2015
3 points

Yep, this. I tell anyone who I have to converse with regularly. Clears up any awkward confusion and in general people really don't care. The shitty people might avoid you but hey, now you know they su...

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commentr/StutterAug 9, 2015
4 points

Why don't you just tell him..? Someone knowing you stutter is not a big deal. 99% of people will not care. ...

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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2015
1 points

I recognize it. I haven't very long block, but most of the time they are also silent en you can't see I'm stuttering. I keep on talking. Sometimes people interrupt me bc they don't see I'm talking/stu...

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commentr/StutterAug 5, 2015
1 points

Honestly, the best thing you could do is ask him if there's anything you can do/how he wants you to handle his stuttering. I could (and will) spout off advice, but in reality every person who stutters...

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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2015
1 points

English is also not my main language, it doesn't matter ;) About your question. Why should people let you down if they know your stutter? You stay the same person witch they love en like! And I thin...

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commentr/StutterJul 25, 2015
3 points

A few years ago I went to speech therapy, again. And again I heard that it doesn't matter that I stutter. That people who love me don't care if I stutter. That I don't have to be ashamed for my stut...

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commentr/StutterJul 22, 2015
2 points

Yes 100% yes. No matter how bad their stutter was. The only thing I'd be afraid of is her thinking I was making fun of her for her stutter when I stutter....

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