This month I was invited by the Widex Speech and Hearing Company to
come to their Center in Hong Kong to train about 100 Speech Therapists
in Stuttering Therapy. My full-day workshop trained these Chinese
therapists in the Stutter-Free Speech Program. They will take what they
learned to help children and adults in schools, hospitals and clinics
all over Hong Kong.
I am
excited that these therapists will be able to help people who stutter
in China. They were very grateful for the skills that they learned
during the workshop. They also took me out for some delicious Chinese "Dim Sum" dinners.
Research scientists have discovered quite a few facts about stuttering.
Marcel Wingate reported on the conditions the eliminate or reduce stuttering.
See how many of these you have experienced..
- Singing
- Talking in rhythm like a metronome
- Talking with an accent
- Whispering
- Shouting
- Delayed Auditory Feedback
Notice
that ALL of these conditions have one thing in common. They "change the
way you talk". To get rid of stuttering you've got to simply "change the way you talk".
Not so simple is it? People have been telling you to slow down for
years...it hasn't worked. You would do it if you could.. wouldn't you!
What is needed is a systematic method to train you to speak in a
way that is different from how you do while you are stuttering AND make
it sound natural and pleasing to the listener so you will be glad to
talk that way.
This is exactly what the Stutter-Free Speech Program does. Over a
five-day period you reconstruct your speech from the bottom up to end
up with a different way of talking that sounds great.
What about using this new way of speaking in the real world
outside the clinic? We'll talk about that in our next issue of the
newsletter. Stay tuned!
Your Turn - Questions and Answers
One of the major reasons for this newsletter is to stay in touch and be there for the people who stuttering who are interested in this type of program.
Now is your chance ask anything you want about stuttering, me, my clinic, or my therapy program. Just reply to this email with your questions. I will pick a few questions to answer next month in the newsletter.
To your success!
- Mark
Recovered Sutterer
Power Stuttering Center
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