The Salesman

In my last post I said that most people who stutter tend to be employed in fields where they are not likely to be engaged in a lot of conversation. I said this because conversation, as matter of fact as it is for most, is not an easy thing for the stutterer. However, I have always been employed in a capacity in which daily interaction with co-workers and customers is a given. I work in sales and most of my time is spent in face to face meetings, making cold calls on the phone, and preparing for both.

I can't tell you I'm not apprehensive when I go into meetings because I am. When I introduce myself, it is a crap shoot as to whether or not I will be able to say my first name. Sometimes it comes up seven, sometimes snake eyes. I cannot say that I will go into meetings and not stutter because I do. But I have learned to make the work more important than the stuttering. I can focus on what I need to do in order to get the job done.