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Re: How can Toastmasters help PWS?

From: Keith Boss British Stammering Association
Date: 12 Oct 2007
Time: 18:24:04 -0500
Remote Name: 80.6.253.171

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Hi Rick, I have seen toastmasters talked about in several stuttering forums. I did not really see it would benefit me. However in recent months I have been spending a lot of time on the Internet doing work for the International Stuttering Association as well as the British Stammering Association. Friends told me to get out, meet and talk to non stutterers. So last Monday 8th October I went as a guest to our local TM meeting. It was great fun; I assessed I would learn a lot; I applied for membership. As a guest I was offered a chance to speak at the table talk session, I accepted, and did a 2 minute speech on a subject drawn from a dish. At the next meeting on October 22nd I have to count the ums/ers in all speakers. The following meeting in Novenber I do my 7 minute Ice breaker speech. Speeches are commented on constructively. Leadership and organizational roles are available to help develop your abilities. For a stutterer you remove more comfort zones and become more at ease with your speaking. You begin to think less about the mechanism of speaking and more about content / presentation / body language. I think it will help me in many ways. Take care, Keith


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