John, 23, Chicago, medical student. Came to us in 2019 but dropped out; came back in 2020, and again now. Stutter age 8 to 75% of conversations, half or so of words. 4 weeks since his last bad incident, so he is now a PWSS and we discuss his goals of this new stage: defeating […]
Karen, lifelong stutterer. Stutters to up to 90% of her words. Repeats, blocks, silences and grimaces. Third coaching session. Noticeable improvement. 3 weeks without bad incidents. Working on mastering her Speech Plan and on expanding comfort zones.
Nadim, stuttering since age 6 to up to 50% of his words. He’s a PWSS and his speech is 100% fluent. Speaking with more passion to eliminate the habit of planning words.
Daniel, 20, stuttering since age 8 to up to 75% of his words (blocks, repeats, grimaces and body contortions). No improvement. Why inserting stops is so important.
Dave has been stuttering since he was a child and blocks on roughly 5% of his words in casual conversation. Beating choppiness with speech plan.
Auralia (Asma), 19, once one of three stuttering sisters, came to us some four years ago. She stopped stuttering, as did her sisters, in several months. She had a mini-relapse about two years ago which was resolved in a couple Skypes. She has been stutter-free since. She has even learned NOT to think negatively about […]
Ariane. African Diplomat, stuttering from age 4 to 70% of words. Has now stopped bad incidents (our 1st Base) and has even stopped planning and fearing words (our 2nd Base), and is working on loving to speak everywhere. Drilling Short-Smile-Stop.
Ariane. African Diplomat, stuttering from age 4 to 70% of words. Has now stopped bad incidents (our 1st Base) and has even stopped planning and fearing words (our 2nd Base), and is working on loving to speak everywhere. Still feels pressure at work. We urge Crutch 11, Speak like a Queen (Slow-Pronunciation-Message-Smile-Stops).
Zina, stuttering all her life, to up to 70% of her words, mainly blocks and repeats. She’s a fast speaker too. Work on linking and grading.
Sergey, 26, Moscow, stutter age 3, 70% blocks, 10% repeats, 20% grimaces. He has worked hard on his own before Skyping and has eliminated most of the problem. Cadence as a key to linking and keeping it short.
