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From: Russ Hicks
Date: 15 Oct 2006
Time: 22:26:55 -0500
Remote Name: 71.252.204.114
Hi Stephanie, ..... Thanks for your kind words. ..... In answer to your question: Stutter less? No. Struggle less? Yes, definitely. Once I began to learn HOW to do public speaking - and that does NOT mean "don't stutter!" - my confidence rose dramatically and my stuttering secondaries, including head jerks, jaw dropping, finger snaps, etc., began to drop off significantly. I learned how to use good eye contact, effective gestures, facial smiles, pauses, good speech organization, and all other techniques of good public speaking to greatly enhance my ability to COMMUNICATE with my audiences. But my core stuttering still remained pretty much the same. It just became less noticeable. Even today I still stutter significantly, but it's an easy open stutter with almost no struggles. And nobody even seems to care about that. They DO care about good communication, but NOT about perfect fluency. ..... Does this answer your question? ..... I wish you the best. ..... Russ