This article describes the type of stutter speech courses which
are available. In general they are designed to help people who
stutter to achieve fluency.
During the first couple of days of the course, this is where the
stutter speech coach normally describes the techniques which are
required to overcome the stutter.
The first day is normally the most important day. This is the
client's easy day, as the coach will do most of the talking,
explaining in detail around half of the speech rules required to
beat the stutter. They are likely to ask the client to talk
about their history, including information about how their
stutter started, about their family, about their interests, plus
any other information they would like to disclose for example,
where they work. The client will have at least one further
speech task on this first day, which they will be asked to
complete after they have heard the first set of rules.
On the second day the client becomes more involved, starting to
put into practice what they have learnt from the previous day.
The final speech rules are taught on this day.
The final three days are spent practising, enabling the rules to
start becoming embedded as a natural part of the client's speech.
Some of the areas included in the courses could be:
1. Why people stutter.
2. Telephone technique.
3. Interview technique.
4. Public speaking technique.
5. The speech rules:
The person who has a stutter should not worry about the contents
of the stutter course. If there is an area of the course that
they would rather not cover or do they simply do not normally
have to do it.
Each course is unique, as every stutterer is different this is
why courses are usually run on a one-to-one basis.
People are able to keep in contact after the course via e-mail
and telephone which acts as a form of back up and continued
support.
For people who are unable to attend a course there is the option
of purchasing a self help dvd or ebook, however people who
attend a course leave with a copy of these at no extra cost.
About the author:
Stephen Hill runs a speech centre in Birmingham, England. He has
a number of websites including:
stuttering
disability
stuttering help
stammering
therapy
