There are Teardown and X-Ray decals available from dbrand which were created in partnership with Zack from the JerryRigEverything YouTube channel and accurately represent the internals of the phone. They can attach directly to the back of the phone and there is also a case available.
Growing up, I used to hate reading aloud due to having a mild stutter. English classes were filled with fear and sweaty palms at the thought of being chosen that day to read whatever the book was at the time.
Interestingly, I've started to enjoy reading aloud to my kids and find that I don't stutter while doing so. My older daughter prefers to read on her own now most of the time, though my 4 year old has a mountain of books and loves being read to, so bedtime usually involves reading 3-5 books and has become a pleasant routine.
A few years ago, my daughter insisted I volunteer to read to her class at school, which also turned out to be a good experience and I think the kids enjoyed listening to "Jack and the Beanstalk" as well.
I've been thinking about signing up for something like toastmasters for a while, though a reading group for adults sounds like a good way to start fighting the fear of public speaking as well.
I've also got a stutter. Been aware of it since I was 11, and done a couple of weeks in speech therapy around that time where I learned some tricks like slowing down my speech, which has helped a lot over the years, especially as I have a tendency to speak fast.
Growing up, I used to be absolutely terrified of answering the phone, though fortunately, not so much anymore. I've been a remote employee for the past couple of years though, with most of my interaction with co-workers being via phone/email/IM, and there have been some moments when my words have got completely stuck on morning stand-up calls or conference calls, which isn't a pleasant feeling.
Equally terrifying was having to read out loud in class, which used to make me break out in cold sweat, or having to introduce myself to people. Strangely enough, I really enjoy reading to my kids nowadays and don't seem to stutter much when doing so.
I've noticed that it usually comes out more when I'm tired or stressed, and on those days, I try and stick to IM or email as much as possible to try and help with communicating, rather than stumbling my way through phone calls.
Being from the UK, but living in the US for 11 years now, one of the things that has helped is being forced to slow down my speech anyway as some people and co-workers struggle with a strong British accent.
I'm more of a covert stutterer though, instead of overt, and I'd guess that many of my colleagues don't even know the mental gymnastics involved to keep it that way, using things like slow speech and word substitution.
One of the things that does still completely suck is social interactions and coming across as awkward, because I always need to think about what I'm going to say, instead of being able to rapidly speak and respond in free-flowing conversation. I don't think that's something that will ever change.
Not sure if it's genetic as I've got a few family members who also stutter, though one of my worries has been that my kids will inherit this gene from me. Fortunately, my daughter seems to be a little chatterbox, though my son isn't talking yet, so only time will tell.
This new activation process didn't work for me. My Windows 10 upgrade started doing some weird stuff on my work laptop late last week, so I decided to do a full format and re-install. When reinstalling, Windows 10 did not automatically activate (and I couldn't use my old Windows 8 key), so I ended up having to get a separate Windows 10 key from our BizSpark account.
Is the license perpetual or does it need to be renewed each year? The way it's worded on the purchase page sounds like the application will stop working unless the license is renewed each year.
You're definitely underpaid. Growing up, I also had a mild stammer, and went through a couple of weeks speech therapy (not sure what age, sometime around 10-11) after speaking to my school nurse about it. You may want to speak to your local GP and see if you can get some help. A lot of what I learned was just about how to slow down my speech and breathe, which felt a bit silly at the time, but over the years it has proven to be valuable. I'm sure you'd also get some value from some it.
You're also fortunate to be in an industry where online communication is the norm, and it should be fairly easy to pick up side work and build up your skills and experience that way too. During my years freelancing, I worked for clients where 99% of communication was done via email, Basecamp, etc, in which case having a stammer is a non-issue as very little communication is voice.
Teardown: https://dbrand.com/shop/limited-edition/teardown
X-Ray: https://dbrand.com/shop/limited-edition/x-ray
I've got one on my S24 Ultra and love it. Personally, I prefer to have the decal directly attached to the back of the phone with a clear case on top.