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It’s good to tell people but you need to do it with confidence… this is the way I tell people… “so I stutter a lot or a little depending on the day, it’s just one of the many things that make up my ch...

Her knowing about it is good so she won't be caught off guard. A great thing to do on any date is ask her a lot of questions about herself, and this also means you can give yourself some time to warm ...

Yeah, I always do. Makes it easier for all involved. Just email the HR people or whomever invited you for an interview saying something like 'Just to let you know, I have a bit of stutter, especially ...

My best advice is to immediately introduce yourself as someone who stutters. Don’t apologize, just explain, and then immediately move to the next topic, bc you don’t need them to respond. Add in so...

I never went to clubs or things like that. My sutter made me so insecure that such things just didn't feel like an option for me. And I knew club-people weren't "my type" of people anyway. One day, I...

I regularly say this at the start of important calls, meetings with new people etc, even though I consider myself mentally over my stutter. It both defuses the stuttering (it's already brought up so i...

I would introduce it before the interview, or right at the start. I usually say something like "just so you know I have a speech impediment, so if you don't understand what I say let me know and I'll ...

Thank you, I really appreciate it. I had an interview on Friday and I just felt awful after it was done. I look the part, I gave great energy, but as soon as I open my mouth there's some hestitation a...

Just be as open as you can about your stutter with whoever is interviewing you. It’s definitely seen as courageous and may even make you speak more fluent. I definitely had moments in my interview whe...

i used to do this all the time, but now i try to not to hide my stutter. if i feel a block coming i usually tell other people that i need to write something down (i use a text to speech app to help me...

i do this too if it’s a specific word with no substitute. ill either spell it out, write it down, feign ignorance, or tell the other person im having a hard time getting the word out and then give the...

Sounds like you're just too lazy to put the work in. "Life on Delay" by John Hendrickson is a memoir that delivers hard-won, practical advice for stutterers: Accept permanence. Letting go of the "fl...

i would really recommend being upfront about your stutter from the beginning. i know it feels embarrassing to say “just so you know i have a stutter!” but honestly telling people lets your mind shift ...

Many of our speaking environments include strangers. If you have a covert stutter, your listener won’t even know that avoiding eye contact or unexpected pauses are how your stutter presents. We ne...

Been there so many times! Depending on how accepted / comfortable we're with out stuttering, I'd consider responding "it's more that in reality at times my speech blocks when meeting new people. So...

Should I say at the start that I have a stutter and apologise? Or not mention it?...

I agree - I’ve openly disclosed my stutter at job interviews and have landed most jobs I’ve gone for. It takes the elephant out of the room and you feel more relaxed. Yes, you will still block, but th...

I strongly believe it’s how you handle it when it happens. As others in this thread have rightly said, many many people one encounters in the workplace are dull and have very little to say that’s uniq...

I am Canadian, 33 years old, and I have heard this a hundred times. It makes me avoid meeting people because I can never get my name out and my first impression is generally bad. Even people who turn...

Interactions with people

Interactions with people I am curious with fellow PWS. When you are interacting with a new person and they make no facial gestures or mentions anything about your stuttering, but continues on as a nor...