Should Role Models and Keynote Speakers Stutter Openly? (Part 1)

[Redrumhydro]

WELL i stutter and i tend to laugh at other people that stutter like the people on this video and i feel so bad because i stutter myself and know the pain but i laugh anyways. Who elses does this?

[Icanmakeyoushakeit1]

@Redrumhydro , LOL ,meto

[LightOChristof]

Let me say first off, that I stutter, and that it has affected me severely and completely. Most stutterers can attest to the extreme inconvenience it is in most aspects of life. However, most people do not realize I stutter, and partly I fear them knowing, so I hide it. So when I hear someone with severe stuttering, speaking openly in public, she/he has my deep respect and admiration. I can honestly say that if my speech was that severe( eg. that woman speaker) I wouldn't speak at all.

[TheSailorGeek]

This is sort of an interesting reverse prejudice (for lack of a better word). Within the stuttering community there appears to be a stigma against self-professed stutterers who do not stutter severely. I am a stutterer, but not a very severe one. In fact I am quite good at public speaking. Would someone like me be discouraged from speaking at a conference like this because their stutter isn't immediately evident?

[jonboy002]

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or even more so, is that I come to terms with my stutter & the fact that it will always be a part of my life. This, combined with the overall personal pride I feel in realising these facts, are the most important thing.

A great video! All the best...Jon.

[jonboy002]

I agree with Joel, but I do understand what the Key Note Speaker meant when he said he was proud of the fact that he did not stutter.

In the past I've really hated it when I've stuttered, so much so that when I've experienced a period without any blocks I've been pretty chuffed when my friends or family have commented on how fluent I was.

I've recently come to realise that while I do want to talk with a greater fluency, what's just as important...

(t.b.c.)

[BalderKongen]

I agree with Jamie. Key note speakers should stutter openly.