Stuttering is Cool

By Daniele Rossi

Tips, stories, encouragement and comics for fearless stuttering and joy. Details at stutteringiscool.com.... more

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January 25, 2011 Attending an NSA support meeting
Episode #104
I Skype into an NSA support group meeting and chat a bit about, well, stuttering! We also talk about the great idea of hosting a panel after a showing of The King’s Speech.
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35min
January 11, 2011 Chatting about Colin Firth and the BSA
Epsiode #103
I speak with BSA Chief Executive, Norbert Lieckfeldt, about the history, present and future of the British Stammering Association and his recent, excellent interview with Colin Firth, star of the movie, The King’s Speech.
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39min
December 28, 2010 Being hard on yourself
Episode #102 (not 103 as I erroneously say in the episode)
Being one’s own worst critic, being a perfectionist, or simply being hard on oneself is a common trait among people regardless of speech impediment. While there is nothing at all wrong with aiming to do your best and being the best, there are stifling consequences that come with the negative thinking involved with being hard on yourself. On today’s episode, I talk about how we can make perfectionism work for ourselves.
I also play audio submitted by listener, Ari from Israel who shares his stuttering story and dealing with patience.
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19min
December 17, 2010 If I didn’t stutter, I’d be able to… Really?
Episode #101
“If I didn’t stutter, I’d be able to (insert item here)”. Really? Continuing the theme from epic episode 100 about stuttering’s affect on self-esteem, today’s epic episode looks at it from the non-stutterer perspective. Meet my friends from the podcasting community, Mark Blevis, Andrea Ross and Bob Goyetche as we talk about how self-esteem affects people who don’t stutter. Even if they have all the confidence in the world. Really!
We will also hear from Glenn Schmelzle, Daryl Cognito and Tim Coyne sharing their fluenter stories.
Podcasts and links mentioned:

* The Canadian Podcast Buffet
* Just One More Book!
* We Can Rebuild Her
* Atomic Suburbia
* The Hollywood Podcast
* Special Chronicles
* Me on TV! (not viewable outside of North America)
* Just A Catholic Dad
* PAB Conference
* Andrea’s powerful presentation at PAB

Music used on today’s program:

* Lipstick by Bisk
* The Squeaky Song by Podington Bear
* Beat 1 by Pradio

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59min
November 27, 2010 Stuttering and self-worth
Holy Cats I Can’t Believe This is Episode 100!
On this day in 2007*, I posted the first episode of Stuttering is Cool. I didn’t think my podcast idea would last 4 episodes. And here today is episode 100! To celebrate this spiffy number, I’ve asked you to share your thoughts on stuttering’s affect on things like self-confidence, self-esteem, self-worth and self-image. And how it also drives us to overcome it all and live awesomely. And I received over an hour’s worth of fantastic stories. Thank you! My show would be nothing without you, my listeners.
List of stories and wisdom:
5:59 – People can learn to be confident by Hiten Vyas of stutteringhub.com
14:37 – Stuttering in college by Sarah Bryant
16:32 – Self-esteem in the social and intellectual world by Tom Weidig of The Stuttering Brain
19:19 – Toastmasters speech by Rebecca
24:17 – Speech as a fundamental aspect of life by Robert R. Best
28:15 – Social punishment and stuttering as a secret weapon by David Freidman
32:44 – Body language and feedback by Carolina Ayala
35:08 – Quality friends and stages in life by Carlo Silipo
37:22 – Disclosing during a first date by Rob, a.k.a. Box of Clocks
39:10 – Control over stuttering by Jaan Pill
40:12 – Support systems and the NSA by Tamara Williams
41:59 – Holding yourself back by Brendan O’Carroll
44:24 – “The Look” and maintaining eye contact by Dan Hudock
46:55 – Making new friends and acquaintances by Krishna
50:13 – Fear of stuttering and limiting yourself by Pam Mertz, Make Room For The Stuttering
54:27 – Stuttering is a positive thing by Prolific Elvis
57:28 – Buying bus fare by Stephen Paterson
1:00:31 – Comfort Zones by Grant Meredith
1:04:12 – Being an effective communicator despite stuttering by Greg Snyder, stuttering.me
Music used in this episode:
CCmixter.org by Code
Beat 1 by Pradio
Stuttering Blues by The Insomniacs. iTunes link.
Another Another Day by Teru
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1h 11min
November 09, 2010 Conquering the telephone
Episode #99
You’re making a telephone call, the person on the other lines picks up and says ‘hello’ and you’re stuck in a block. What can you do before the person hangs up thinking nobody is on the line? On this episode, I speak with preschool teacher and fellow stutterer, Sarah Bryant, about her techniques when making these type of telephone calls.
The post Conquering the telephone appeared first on Stuttering is Cool.
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16min
October 26, 2010 Stuttering documentary from Belgium
Episode #98
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Stotter, or Stammers in English, is a documentary about Jef, an 18 year old with autism spectrum disorder who is struggling with his stuttering. After years of trying, Jef gives it one more try with a speech therapist who also stutters. In part one of this episode, I speak with the documentary filmmaker, Joke Nyssen about the story behind her film. Send an e-mail to [email protected] for information on ordering a DVD copy.
Part two takes place later in the day when I’m out with my friends on International Stuttering Awareness Day. We talk about how we deal with the frustration of stuttering.
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23min
October 11, 2010 Disclosing and exposing stuttering
Episode #97
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Disclosing is the best thing a us stutterers can do when meeting people for the first time. Be it in a group or one-on-one. It puts both you and the person(s) you’re talking to at ease. After knowing this and experiencing this first hand numerous times, then why, pray tell, am I still nervous about disclosing? Join me in my noisy car (I left the windows rolled down) as I ponder for a reason and share a tip about giving a confident handshake.
Meanwhile, Stephen from Ireland returns in a Skype chat as we ponder the best way to bring up someone else’s stuttering when you meet them for the first time.
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26min
September 11, 2010 The King’s Speech
Episode #95
The King’s Speech had it’s North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and I was there! Of course, I did some podcasting to give you the thoughts and reviews from me and my friends about the movie. Based on the friendship which formed between King George VI and his speech therapist, Lionel Logue, the movie is already getting Oscar buzz. The King’s Speech, starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush as respectively as the king and the therapist, will be coming out in theatres all over the world this winter (or summer for those of you in the southern hemipshere). So here’s a spoiler-free sneak peek into the movie that I just won’t stop raving about.
Edit: Sept 20th: The King’s Speech won the main prize at TIFF!
More about the movie at Firth.com
More about King George VI – this will provide the perfect background information for the movie
First Clip from the Oscar Bound ‘King’s Speech’
Interview with Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Tom Hooper – includes how Firth learned about the stuttering experience through a stuttering friend
King George VI’s Christmas message in 1939

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22min
July 13, 2010The NSA Conference 2010 episode
Episode #90
Today’s episode is a long one! It’s an audio collage presenting highlights of my experiences at the NSA Conference in July 2010. My very first time attending! Join me and two of my fellow stuttering friends, Rebecca (also her first) and Carolina (her 4th, not her 3rd as mentioned in the episode) and as we bus it to Cleveland, Ohio to attend this awesome event. Find out about stuttering at customs, hear from some of our new friends, SLP students voluntarily stuttering, what I shared at the open mike, stuttering etiquette, the creation of the Stuttertini and much more!
My photos of the NSA Conference
I Heart My Stutterer t-shirt
Pam‘s Ti-Ger tattoo (who is Ti-Ger?)
Four Friends website
Dr-Nina-G.com
National Stuttering Association Facebook fan page
Stuttering Experts Gather In Cleveland (from WCPN)
Video by @jeanfinstad We’re Not Afraid’ practice for closing ceremony

2010 NSA Closing Ceremony Video
P.S. I am forever grateful to the NSA Conference organizers, volunteers, stuttering community and the super amazing staff at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel (who gave us the time we needed to stutter out our words without rushing us or finishing our sentences) for putting on such an AWESOME time!
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1h 2min

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