Sammar Farooqi is a person who stutters based in Dubai. He’s an executive at SAP where he explains complex technology to people on a daily basis. Sammar shares his experiences with stuttering starting from his childhood, the mocking he faced, and how he used a traumatic event to motivate himself to become a successful communicator in the technology space.
He offers some communication techniques that have helped him navigate the corporate world and how he adapted to a new communication environment during the pandemic.
Episode breakdown
02:21 Sammar's Childhood Memories and Stuttering
05:04 Turning Trauma into Motivation
07:04 Communication and Delivery
08:17 Navigating Stuttering in a Corporate World
11:11 Communication Techniques in the Workplace
20:15 Adapting Communication Techniques during COVID-19
21:59 Stuttering in the Workplace
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