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Thank you and I thought about it. He is kind of unreasonable and might involve HR to offer ‘reasonable accommodation’. He might ask to send written communication which is really bad for my self esteem...

Yes I still stutter, more so when stressed or really tired. I razz my wife when she’s afraid to speak in public by giving her my tips- fear is a choice. Why would race play a part? This is a ridic...

Do you still stutter? How long have you been stuttering before? Why is it that you give your fluent wife a hard time for being afraid of speaking in front of a crowd? Did your race play a factor in g...

THANK YOU, someone finally understands my point, it is very inconsiderate to force someone to wait for you to finish your block...

You need to own who you are. That means even laughing at yourself sometimes when you hit a block. I have been a stutter all my life my man. I’m currently getting married with the girl all of my friend...

If the opposing party doesn't like how my speech sounds, then they can leave or tell me to shut up. Bud it's not your business, to care or think about how a specific version views you. Stop beating a ...

Manager being inconsiderate

Manager being inconsiderate I am in very technical role and for most of my career, I stayed with technical roles so that I don’t have to present or facilitate groups that much. I am in my current role...

I believe it is immoral to waste someone’s time. We’re all dying and time is very finite. If my speech causes someone else’s time to be wasted, then I do not believe that is ok. If I’m going to stut...

I always liked just being treated normal. I don’t want more time or any other accommodations. I know what I am getting myself into, so I think it would be best to not do anything unless approached my ...

Kudos to both of you OP! I think that it is great that you actually take your time and are willing to accommodate someone with a stutter. Public speaking is a frightening endeavour and public speaking...

I don’t stutter (my partner does), but I would suggest just talking to this person about it. He knows he stutters, he signed up for debate voluntarily, and he knows debate involves speaking. So I’d ju...

I understand your perspective, but the fact of the matter is that they are in my organization. As long as they are here, I'm going to do what I can to make them feel welcome. Not to mention, having t...

Accommodations for a fellow student in debate and public speaking

Accommodations for a fellow student in debate and public speaking tl;dr: How can I make debate more accommodating? Hello! If this type of post doesn't belong here, feel free to let me know, or take...

I see your post ad 2 ways: First, congrats for standing up for yourself and drawing a line in the sand about what you are not willing to do. Second, it’s important to understand that you can always c...

Yes. That was the entirety of my education. Note: you DO NOT have to speak if you don’t want to. Just say “pass” or “sorry, I can’t talk”. That’s MUCH better for your health than having minor heart ...

Being able to train your brain to stop anticipating a fear is *very* challenging for some. When someone gives that advice, have you asked how it has helped them? (It’s possible they are giving advi...

If you look into the research/advice of SLP’s who *specialize in dysfluency*, you’ll see that most of them basically give this advice. Another way to do this that has been very helpful for many is ...

Lol, I hate icebreakers too. I always make sure to privately tell my professors on the first day after class that I have a stutter. They usually understand! Though sometimes I'm public about it when I...

I had to do this for my college class and before I got called on, I took it upon my self and stood up and said hi I’m so and so and I like to drive cars. Controlling the situation is what you need to ...

You should mention to the class “hey I have a stutter” so they understand you...