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Five presentation lessons from The King’s Speech

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011 Posted in links | Comments Off

Link #68 I came across this spiffy presentation showing how the movie, The King’s Speech, can be a lesson in giving presentations. Though, I’m not too fond of slide 20 where it’s implied that stuttering is a psychological problem but that is indeed what Logue was doing back in the 30s. It was a time [continue reading...]

Powerful short film about stuttering

Saturday, January 15th, 2011 Posted in links | Comments Off

Link #67 This Dutch short film from 1998, called To Speak, is currently making it’s rounds among the online stuttering community. I first heard about it from several of my fellow stutterers on Facebook. Wow, what a powerful film! In just 12 minutes, it portrays EXACTLY the horrible experiences and emotional scars that we must [continue reading...]

The King’s Speech book… and more!

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011 Posted in links, stuttering | 1 Comment »

Link #66 The King’s Speech is a book as well! Of course, I read it and of course, I loved it. It’s written by Lionel Logue’s grandson, Mark, who – picture it – your parents always had these pictures of King George VI around and one day your aunt tells you about a box of [continue reading...]

Going With The Flow

Monday, December 20th, 2010 Posted in links | Comments Off

Link #66 Following up from their earlier film, Transcending Stuttering: The Inside Story, Dr Phil Schneider and Dr. Uri Schneider recently released Going with the Flow: A Guide to Transcending Stuttering. The theme in this film is change. Children who stutter don’t seek speech therapy. Their parents do. So the concept of change is in [continue reading...]

Transcending Stuttering

Monday, December 20th, 2010 Posted in links | Comments Off

Link #65 I’m currently transcribing two awesome short films created by Dr. Phil Schneider and Dr. Uri Schneider. Two speech therapists that get it. They totally understand the stuttering experience and what we are going through. Transcending Stuttering: The Inside Story lets us hear from seven fellow stutterers describing their all-too-familiar experiences with stuttering. Ever [continue reading...]

I’m on TV!

Saturday, December 11th, 2010 Posted in links | Comments Off

Link #64 I was interviewed on CBC TV with fellow stutterers and members of the Canadian Stuttering Association. You can view the news segment on the CBC website. This is a shorter version of what was aired. We talked about stuttering, its causes, the myths and “The King’s Speech”. And my podcast! I had a [continue reading...]

Stuttering Hub – the video show!

Friday, December 10th, 2010 Posted in links | Comments Off

Link #63 I’m so happy to report that Hiten Vyas, author of the amazingly fantastic Stuttering Hub has started a companion video show! It’s available on YouTube and as of this writing, his latest episode is #3 which I’ve embedded below. In each episode, Hiten offers his advice and sage wisdom on overcoming and stuttering [continue reading...]

What does it feel like to stutter?

Thursday, November 18th, 2010 Posted in links | Comments Off

Link #62 Pam over at Make Room For The Stuttering (and her podcast, Women Who Stutter) alerted via Facebook of this excellent video of a fellow stutterer re-inacting his presentation explaining stuttering and what it feels like to stutter. He also covers what to do when you speak to a stutterer and offers some tips. [continue reading...]

King George VI film which made Firth cry

Friday, November 5th, 2010 Posted in links | 2 Comments »

Link #61 I love Google Alerts. It helps me find hidden gems around the Internet like this 1938 newsreel of King George VI clearly showing his stuttering during a speech in front of a packed stadium. Ever since I saw The King’s Speech at the Toronto International Film Festival, I wondered how accurately the star, [continue reading...]

Don’t FEAR Your Stutter…You’re Still Standing!

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 Posted in links | 1 Comment »

Link #60 Don’t FEAR Your Stutter, be PROUD, You’re Still Standing! is a motivating video by the super awesome Philip Garber who shot it for International Stuttering Awareness Day. What I like about his video is his complete honesty and fierce call to all stutterers to not fear speaking.