{"id":32,"date":"2018-04-26T22:51:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T21:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stutteroff.com\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2019-12-04T14:14:48","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T14:14:48","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stutteroff.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tStuttering VS fear of public speaking: Are they related?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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My first encounter with public speaking, other than regular classroom experiences, was at the age of thirteen. My dad had decided to throw a big bar mitzvah party for me. <\/p>\n

It was very important to him that I have a proper one. And by \u201cproper,\u201d I mean that I had to give a pre-written orthodox sermon about the Bible and the Jewish people and what not. A very natural thing for a thirteen year old, secular kid who also happened to have a severe stutter. <\/p>\n

In the weeks prior to the event, I dealt with who to invite and what to wear. I tried no to think too much about the speech. Since I\u2019d made a great effort to avoid speaking in class, I didn\u2019t really know what was heading my way. And anyway, how bad could it be?<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More...\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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The reason that speech-altering therapies (called Fluency Shaping) work for some people is that they are all-consuming. They start drilling a new form of speaking into you and you are expected to use it 100% of the time.<\/p>\n

The idea is as if to \u201cinstall\u201d a brand new speaking mechanism that replaces the current, stuttering one. Similar to learning to play a new instrument, in the beginning you\u2019ll sound mechanical and strange, but with time and practice, you\u2019ll sound natural.
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Looking back to my old school days, I was the guy at the party who sat alone near the wall, trying to look nonchalant while everyone else was dancing and chatting. It’s not that I was concerned about my dancing skills, it was the small chats between, and sometimes during, songs that I couldn\u2019t handle.<\/p>\n

Fast forward twenty years, at my friend\u2019s wedding, I\u2019m a totally different person. I\u2019m a conversation starter, moving from one group of people to another, introducing myself to anyone who looks interesting.<\/p>\n

You can transform yourself too . I’ll show you how.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More...\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHow I met my daughters’ mother: Dating with a stutter\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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It’s 2009. A spiritual festival in the middle of the desert. A few dozen people walking around on dusty straw mats under a large tent in a singles workshop. Each of us searching for a partner for the next exercise. This was the second time I laid eyes on the prettiest girl I had ever seen…<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More...\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\nBlog - Stutter Off<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It\u2019s time we have a different conversation about stuttering. 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