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From: Walt Manning
Date: 03 Oct 2007
Time: 20:59:26 -0500
Remote Name: 24.197.196.252
I fully agree with Gary about the importance of become a better communicator. Like Gary, I've heard many people who stutter (especially if they do it easily and smoothly) who are exceptional communicators. With good therapy (and lots of practice) you can get to the point where the content of your message rises above the way you are speaking. Dave Daly, who I believe is member of this panel, describes how wanting to become a famous orator inhibited his progress in that direction. I'll let him tell the whole story if he wants but essentially . . . once he decided to be himself and to focus on becoming a better speaker in spite of stuttering he make progress. He is now , by the way, an exceptional presenter. Fluency is only part of the process for you have to do your homework and come up with interesting, thoughtful and perhaps even inspirational ideas. Your comments also remind me of a person I was working with who asked me "What happens if I become fluent and find out that I have nothing to say."