SLP Students Just Wanna Have FUN!

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Re: SLP Students Just Wanna Have FUN!

From: Russ Hicks
Date: 09 Oct 2008
Time: 20:41:34 -0500
Remote Name: 70.104.19.41

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Hi Heather! Thanks for your kind words - and for dedicating YOUR career and YOUR life to MY cause. That means more to me than I can possibly express. The tide is really turning in the academic world - BIG TIME - to bring students and stutterers together. To grow, to learn, and to have FUN together! Jan and I are absolutely passionate about making this happen. .... Both Jan and I learned the feedback technique in Toastmasters where the "evaluations" are about 80% positive and 20% suggestions for improvement - how to make your good speech (or job or anything) even better! And ZERO percent criticism! Absolutely NO negatives. Toastmasters has used this concept for decades and believe me it really works! You learn when you have fun. That's what Toastmasters is all about. .... Jan and I continue to work together trying to fan out this program to other schools. And believe me we have FUN doing it! ... Check out www.WeStutter.org and I really hope you can join us at our annual conference next summer in Scottsdale, Arizona. I guarantee you'll have a blast! .... My very best to you in school and in your career, Heather. You WILL affect the lives of more people than you can ever imagine. I hope our paths cross one day. I'd really like that! .... Russ


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