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From: Alan Badmington
Date: 08 Oct 2007
Time: 05:59:59 -0500
Remote Name: 195.194.75.225
Hi Rob, Thank you, so much, for contributing to the discussion. Humour certainly helped me to cope with my stuttering experiences over the years. I also use it a great deal in the talks that I give to community organisations in an effort to create greater public awareness. It can be a very useful tool with which to convey an important message. My audiences frequently tell me that they enjoy that aspect of my presentations. I also included humour in the the following two poems that I wrote for the 2004 ISAD Online Conference (The International Year of the Child Who Stutters): (1) 'Everyone's Different': http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/isad7/papers/badmington7/badmington27.html (2) 'Changing the Words Around' http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/isad7/papers/badmington7/badmington17.html I agree with your comment that "fluency does not always equate with good communication". I know many persons who stutter who are excellent communicators, despite their dysfluency. I also know many 'fluent' speakers who are poor communicators. ;-) With regard to your final point - perfectionism no longer oversees my speech. Kindest regards Alan