101 Stuttering Links

I’m on TV!

Saturday, December 11th, 2010

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

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

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

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

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.

Interview with Colin Firth

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Link #59 BSA Chief Executive Norbert Lieckfeldt sat down with Colin Firth to talk about his role in the upcoming movie “The King’s Speech“. In particular, Firth’s honest portrayal of stuttering and what he learned about what we stutterers experience. My favourite quote from Firth: “I am doing a double journey, I have to learn [continue reading...]

Stotters

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

Link #58 Stotters is the name of a Belgian documentary about Jef, an 18 year old with with autism spectrum disorder who is struggling to overcome his stuttering. After many failed attempts to conquer his stuttering, this film documents Jef’s last attempt but this time with his speech therapist who also struggled with stuttering. After [continue reading...]

Stefano Filipponi – fantastic stutter, angelic voice

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

Link #57 Lots of links in this post! While I’m definitely not a fan of reality tv, I can’t help but keep an eye on the Italian X-Factor that’s going on as I type this. One of the contestants, Stefano Filipponi, has a severe stutter and naturally, I’m rooting for him. And deservedly so, he’s [continue reading...]

The King’s Speech theatrical trailer

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

Link #56 Finally! The theatrical trailer for “The King’s Speech” starring Colin Firth as King Geroge VI and Geoffrey Rush as Lionel Logue, the royal eccentric speech therapist. I noticed one line was slightly changed from the movie ;) Just watching this gets me on the edge of my seat. Can’t wait to see it [continue reading...]

Wild Eyes

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Link #56 My friend Jonathan from beautiful Québec City alerted me to this fascinating episode of NPR’s Radio Lab about Alan Rabinowitz and how he came to start his work in building wildlife sanctuaries around the world. It all started one day in the zoo back when Alan’s stuttering was severe when he was a [continue reading...]

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