I was challenged with a stutter, and there were days introducing myself and saying something as simple as my name was such a real-life struggle. And growing up with a stutter, I found it quite hard to communicate with people in general.
WE CAN BE BETTER SPEAKERS EVEN WHEN WE STUTTER! Many of our members had a renewed energy and outlook in their everyday speaking challenges and can now face them with their heads held high and proud that they are working hard to overcome stuttering.
Quotes from parents of children who stutter under the age of 18
We returned to Cork City in Ireland to hold an In-Person course for people who stutter. We were there for one reason only: to work on overcoming our stutter.
For the first time in my life, I could say whenever I wanted.
The course has changed everything – it’s made me a much calmer and happier person, my wife says I’m much less angry now.
With every tribulation, there is now also ease which wasn’t there before. With my new way of speech, I am ready to embrace all the challenges that life has to throw my way, and I intend to take them head-on, eloquently.
Since joining the program, Mr Westwood has moved on from the job he hated and now works full-time as an audio visual technician — and he loves it.
People finishing your sentences, or being told to “spit it out”, here are nine things people with stammers hear all the time.
Georgia Scott’s stammer once prevented her from saying her own name – now, she documents her condition to millions on TikTok in the hope that she can help educate others.
I was challenged with a stutter, and there were days introducing myself and saying something as simple as my name was such a real-life struggle. And growing up with a stutter, I found it quite hard to communicate with people in general.
McGuire Programme UK Region Updates for October + November 2022 – All the best bits from an intensive course scaled down into one day, so you can get the best out of this opportunity to improve, help your speech and help others.
Four weeks ago, we held a very successful in-person course
