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From: Glennie Llano
Date: 16 Oct 2010
Time: 17:47:36 -0500
Remote Name: 74.72.167.151
As a communications student, I have become more aware of how upsetting it is when someone doesn’t react respectfully to a disfluent person (such as rushing the speaker to finish his statement or question), or simply when the person reacts differently then he/she would normally react to a fluent person (such as avoiding the speaker who is disfluent by reducing or eliminating eye contact completely). How should I suggest to my friends and family how they ought to react if they meet a disfluent individual? How can we encourage people to prepare to be mindful of their reaction?