Five new students, all young men aged 14-24, and over 35 graduates attended the intensive course and all showed great commitment to challenging themselves moving beyond the (sometimes self-imposed) limitations of their stutter.
The McGuire Programme course delegates - post public speeches in Wellington's Cuba Mall. A positive and empowering experience for all.
Wellington, New Zealand.
If there was ever evidence needed that our programme is worldwide it is surely having two grads in the UK wake up at 6am on Friday in order to take part in the New Zealand phone call session 13,000 miles away. Jen and Dan thank you.
Only 2 new students for Wellington but 2 people for who we all know life will never be the same again.
General format of the course but without any split sessions all four day due to the hotel and the fact the new students were so strong they were happy to be pushed along with the old grads.
Most people experience fear in their life. Whether it is fear of spiders, snakes or speaking, we sometimes allow our lives to be limited by what we avoid rather than what we action. We live behind a mask designed to protect us from our fears, but which ultimately serves to reinforce them. And so it was with the six new students who decided to take off their masks of ‘fluent speakers’ - or, more correctly, people who stutter trying really hard to portray themselves as fluent speakers - at the McGuire Programme’s most recent intensive course in Melbourne.
McGuire Graduate and School Prefect, Christopher Cain
The McGuire Programme is still the gift that keeps on giving.
Sharing the great news with you that our 16 year old son, Christopher, has gone from being a quiet and shy boy struggling with a debilitating stutter 23 months ago to today being awarded the 2nd highest Prefect position for Year 12 next year ... "School Prefect" for the whole school (a school of 1,200 students from Kindy through to Year 12).
"an accomplished communicator and speaker with fantastic interpersonal skills"
It is our differences that make us the same - McGuire Graduates, Sydney
Nine new students began the course, with great diversity in age, gender and backgrounds. Four were teenagers, three were females and six males, two had English as a second language and three were born overseas – talk about a diverse and very interesting group of people! One decided on Day Two of the course that the time was not right for them, and they left with a better understanding of the commitment and courage that is required to overcome a lifetime of stuttering.
New students learn the basics of the McGuire breathing and speaking technique.
For many people, joining the McGuire Programme is about new beginnings. After struggling with a lifetime of stuttering, an intensive course offers participants the opportunity to learn new strategies for speaking with confidence and eloquence.
L-R: James Agius, Bailey Hooker, Connor Massen, Courtney Jackson, Kyle Burrows
A real benefit of the McGuire Programme is the ongoing access to coaching and support that is available after a person's first intensive course. This allows graduates to continue working on their speech with the support of experienced members of the programme, as well as attending follow-on 'refresher' courses to help those that are beginning their journey beyond stuttering.
