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From: Alan Badmington (to Sachin)
Date: 02 Oct 2009
Time: 14:38:40 -0500
Remote Name: 84.67.165.3
Hi Sachin, My dictionary defines ‘spiritual’ as “relating to the spirit or soul, and not to physical nature or matter”. On April 1, 2000, I witnessed a group of PWS speaking (before an audience) about how they were dealing with their respective stuttering problems. The positive manner in which they spoke had a huge impact upon me (so much so, that I even remember the date) ;-) One, in particular, had developed into a successful public speaker. At the time, I had long given up on my stuttering. I was resigned to the fact that it would remain a problem for the rest of my life. Everything changed when I heard him speaking. When he addressed the audience, he was so assured, so confident and so in control of the situation. When he made reference to his public speaking activities and successes, I became even more interested. I wanted to be like him - I wanted to become a public speaker. He became my role model. For the very first time in my life, I believed that it was possible to deal with my stuttering difficulties. He was living proof of that `dream'. As I intimated in my paper, I confronted my stutter on two fronts. Acquisition of new techniques/tools enabled me to control the physical aspects of my speech, thus giving me the confidence (and means) to address the cognitive and emotional issues. I am no longer dependent upon any technique. Thank you for taking the time to read my paper and enter into the discussion. Kindest regards Alan