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JavierModeratorVery true, Tasneem! I’ve used that trick quite a lot! If we fear that we might have problems saying a certain word, what we have to do is avoid saying it. If there is no choice, well, Lee Lovett shows us several ways to do it without stuttering (Crutches)
JavierModeratorThe damn phone!! I used to hate it, so I tried to use as many tricks/Crutches when I had to use it.
Even now, before speaking to strangers, I try to smile, and it helps a lot. Being enthusiastic is also of great help.
Whenever I go to a bar or a restaurant, I do it with a smile on my face and try to be as friendly as possible with the waiter. Now, they all greet me in a really friendly way whenever I go to these places (even if I’ve only been twice) hahaha. Sometimes I even get invited to a beer or two 😉
JavierModeratorWhen I read Lee’s book and reached the section about self-hypnosis, Lee said that self-hypnosis (SH) is like auto-suggestions (AS) on steroids, because it reaches the subconscious mind directly, without having to go through the conscious mind (a filter). So I decided to give it a try, and I got Melvin Power’s book, “A practical Guide to Selfhypnosis”. SH is not that difficult, and its not dangerous at all. You are always aware of what’s happening around you. It’s just that you’re really relaxed, which is actually a great feeling. But the main reason I choose SH over AS is that it is a lot more intense, but it takes a few tries to learn SH. It took me like 2-3 weeks to see the effects of SH since I first began to do it, most likely because I was learning how to “get under”.
Give it a try! Melvin Power’s book is really short, and he explains it very clearly.JavierModeratorThat is very true, Tasneem. Actually, one of the PWS I’m currently coaching is about to stop stuttering mainly thanks to this Crutch by itself.
It is a great Crutch, and I use it every day, to improve my speech (of course, it has saved me a million times from stuttering). It keeps you calm, you speak more clearly, people understand you way better. And especially when you’re at work, in a meeting, giving a presentation, etc, the people you are speaking to will appreciate it.Have you notices that normally, at school, college, etc., our best teachers are the ones who speak like this (because we understand them much better)? And the ones we liked the least are the ones who spoke really quickly, without pausing, like a machine gun? (and therefore it was quite hard for us to understand what they were teaching)
JavierModeratorI find it extremely effective, Tasneem. I remember using this Crutch before making a phone call (I used to stutter even more when speaking on the phone), and it made it so much easier. Smiling before and during the phone call, and repeating my affirmations mentally, until the other person answered the phone has helped me a lot.
May 24, 2020 at 3:21 pm in reply to: Saludos! Mi nombre es Javier (Forum in Spanish and/or English) #27014JavierModerator¡Hola Brian!
Hay varias formas de contactar conmigo. Este foro es una de ellas, y posiblemente la más idónea, porque si tu pregunta está relacionada con el habla, seguramente hayan muchas personas con tu misma duda, y por lo tanto la respuesta que te aporte les pueda servir a ellos también.
Si has empezado, por ejemplo, el curso “Stuttering & Anxiety Self-Cures”, tienes una sesión de coaching gratuita, que puedes tener conmigo si así lo deseas. Además, yo mismo he traducido al español el libro de “Stuttering & Anxiety Self-Cures”. Lo puedes encontrar en esta misma página web.
No obstante, te he mandado un email ahora mismo. De modo que si por motivos de privacidad prefieres que nos comuniquemos por esta vía, no tienes más que responder a mi email.¡Que tengas un buen domingo!
¡Un saludo!Coach Javier
JavierModeratorHi Ken, I began stuttering when I was around 4 years old, and I stopped stuttering at the age of 29, more or less 1 year ago.
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