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You should always came upfront and tell them that you have an issue with oral communication. I'm 46 and all my life I struggled because whenever things got oral I have a rush of adrenaline that renders me almost powerless. It helped a lot if I tell them 1st about my issue, they will adapt/understood your issues.

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What this might look like: the interviewer starts the call and says “good morning, how are you?”. OP answers with “Nervous! I’m not great at talking over the phone instead of in person.”

There have been a few times when, post interviews, I’ve been on the hiring panel and someone said “I don’t know if they were just nervous or what…”. Just be totally upfront about it, especially for a junior position.

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