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From: jennyharvey81@hotmail.com ( jennifer harvey)
Date: 11 Oct 2006
Time: 18:00:11 -0500
Remote Name: 69.119.233.48
Hi Tony! This is Jennifer Harvey once again reporting back to you. I just want to thank you for taking the time out to reply to my message I had written before. It means a lot when someone takes time out of there busy schedule. You mentioned before that you left school; I was wondering did stuttering have anything to due with the reason why you left school. Congratulations on becoming a Lecturer, it does not get any harder then that, especially if ones speech is an issue. You mentioned that you warned your class that your face may become distorted as a consequence of your stuttering. In school we were taught that making facial contortions of such is contributed to secondary behaviors, I was wondering do you feel you possess some secondary behaviors. However, you seem that your fear of talking does not limit your goals and possibilities because of your roles in public speaking arenas. It is quite a coincidence that you mentioned that you were encouraged to stutter in front of strangers. Part of one of my projects for school is to employ voluntary stuttering (which is a stuttering modification approach) and to practice easy onsets (a fluency shaping approach). Well I completed my stuttering today and am just about finishing up written my summary on my experience. I must say taking on the role of stutter was one of the hardest things I have ever done. As I stuttered I truly felt the effects of the situation cognitively, behaviorally and emotionally. It was not an easy task and it gave me a great understanding of what someone who stutters may encounter. So for someone like you who has prevailed BECAUSE of or INSPITE of stuttering, you have accomplished so much in life because of your actions. Good luck with your radio show; I wish you all the best. Do you think your stuttering vanishes under the head phones because there may be an auditory delay? Research has proven that it does reduce or eliminated stuttering while in use. Thanks once again. Jennifer Harvey