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From: Rob Grieve
Date: 23 Oct 2007
Time: 01:29:44 -0500
Remote Name: 164.11.204.51
Hi AM, Thank you for reading my paper. Many people seem very interested about this self disclosure issue. It has become easier as I have got older. Also if you say it in a light hearted way and do not make an issue of it seems to help.Overall if you are the response has been positive from students....although some classes I do not tell them, depends on the situation.Our students seem very fluent.....none havwe approached me yet! As regards teaching method, always encourage participation from students....feel teaching is a two way process. Regards, Rob Comments Your article was very inspiring! Even those of us with "fluent" speech get nervous and mess up when addressing a large group, so I definitely respect you not letting stuttering impede your career! How do students react when you tell them up front about your stuttering? Is it different than you were treated before? Have you ever had a student come speak to you about their own stuttering or ask for advice? Also, given the fact that you try to use more visual alternatives to lecturing, do you assign presentations to your own students, causing them to have to speak in front of the class?