Are you constantly haunted by these fears?
I get stuck when I Speak!
I find it difficult to speak out a particular word!
I find it difficult to speak out my name!
I can’t answer to teacher’s question in the class room!
Even the idea of speaking in public makes me shiver!
I am scared of introducing myself to a group of people!
I find it hard to participate in professional discussions!
IF YES, then this is the right place to be in. This site will help you make conscious decisions in your speech development and courageously follow through on them. It has a host of resources on each aspect of stuttering, more than 100 articles constantly updated, online blogs and numerous means related to stuttering, stammering and public speaking. All these have been compiled for one motive in mind - to give you access to the sources to answer your questions, show you next steps and help you go through the process.
SOME STATISTICS
It is widely believed that 1% of the people have clinical stuttering problems. That’s 2.7 million people in the US alone. About 80% of those are males, though recent findings have revealed a downward shift in that number. It is widely believed that about 10% of the world’s population has some degree of speech problems. This may range from the mis-articulation of some alphabets or certain blockages in some sounds.
In all, there are more than 15 billion people on the planet who have some degree of speech problems, which have impacted their lives to some degree or the other. That’s a huge number!
Related Topic : DID YOU KNOW? ( Click here to read some more facts about stuttering/stammering )
SO WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
The goal of this website is to help you achieve outstanding speech and more than that, help get over any impact that stuttering might have had in your life and mind – consciously and unconsciously – by recognizing its patterns and putting you in touch with people who have gone through the same process.This development may be hard work, it will involve maturity and taking responsibility to answer your questions and work towards a better future. But we assume that by searching and coming to this site, you have already decided to start on the journey to more comfortable speech and related frame of mind.
We understand that there is not one method or cure applicable to all these issues-however we hope to start you off on the journey towards finally the right course, cure or person to help you achieve your dream
WHERE DO WE START?
This site contains enough free speech therapy and stuttering articles to answer your questions. New articles will be added every week, blogs updated every day comments coming every minute. We invite readers to read through the articles – possibly one per day to give you enough time to reflect on its contents. All articles are self sufficient, unless there is a series on a topic. We also urge you to give us new ideas which we develop into new resources with help from professional therapists and speech councellors. Rest assured, the articles have gone through a professional magnifying glass before being posted.
If you find an article that interests you but don’t have time to read it right now, feel free to print it out for later.
Be sure to bookmark this site so you can return to it again and again. Many visitors start or end their day by spending a few minutes reading these and it helps them on their way forward in speech freedom. This is just the beginning. As we grow we have our plans to add more articles, blogs, podcasts, newsletter and lots more.
WHAT IS STAMMERING / STUTTERING
Stuttering or stammering (as it is known in the United Kingdom) is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds. Though most commonly associated with involuntary sound repetition, it also encompasses the abnormal hesitation or pausing before speech, referred to as blocks, and the prolongation of certain sounds, usually vowels.
Much of what constitutes “stuttering” cannot be noted by the listener; this includes such things as sound and word fears, situational fears, anxiety, tension, self-pity, stress, shame, and a feeling of “loss of control” during speech. The emotional state of the individual who stutters in response to the stuttering often constitutes the most difficult aspect of the disorder.
The term “stuttering”, as popularly used, covers a wide spectrum of severity: it may encompass individuals with barely perceptible impediments, for whom the disorder is largely cosmetic, as well as others with extremely severe symptoms, for whom the problem can effectively prevent most oral communication. Read More
WHO ARE WE?
We are a bunch of individuals who are in various stages of going through the process of achieving fluency. Coming from different professions and spread across the world, we have one motive from this site – to make available the maximum possible resources on stuttering, speech therapy and public speaking to as wide an audience as possible.
We all believe that getting over stuttering is an opportunity – to understand oneself and in the attempt to achieve fluency – grow into a far more evolved person as before. “Stutters” have made it big in every field and stuttering is not a hindrance. In fact, we are quite confident that many of us – we, our readers, you – will reach pinnacles of success in your choice of field and make us all proud.
We would like to go further – according to us, stuttering can tell us more about ourselves- and thus reveal areas of growth. In other words, if you read the silver lining, stuttering is actually a blessing in disguise.
We urge you to take maximum advantage of our resources and tell us how you felt about our efforts, as well as your experience towards a better life as you towards overcoming stuttering in you mind and your life ….
And, wishing you a very happy journey !!