a million things i would have to say but i could not finish

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(Time: 3-5 minutes)


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(Purpose: to provide insight about developmental stuttering and how to effectively interact with

stutterers .)

(Ask at specific time: How do you feel interacting with stutterers? What do you think is wrong

with them? )

( Strategies: Illustration and Examples, Narrative,

How ironic it is that My informative speech for an Oral Communication class is on a

communication disorder, stuttering or stammer?

Stuttering: A Million Things Id Like To Say (Borrow A projector)[ 3-5 minutes]

Outline Necessary

Introduction:

A. A catching Narrative about stuttering (20-30s)

B. Definition

C. Types of Stuttering

a. Mention Types

b. Focus on Developmental Disfluency

i. Age of onset

ii. If and when it goes way

D. Characteristics of Stutterer (Explore the Physical, Cognitive and Emotional )

a. Physical Signs

i. Stamping

E. Effectively Interacting With a Stutterer

F. Famous Stutterers: The .. Study reports that the average stutterers IQ is 14 points

greater than the average person. Of course stress exacerbates stuttering, just as it does

cancer, depression or any other condition


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Stuttering: A Million Things I Would Have Liked To Say, But I Could Not Finish

By: Rhondene Wint

NARRATIVE (20s): It was a wispy September morning, the first day of school as matter of fact,

when a grade three teacher asked her students to stand and tell their name and something about

themselves. It went something like this:

Boy1: My name is Arnold Whittaker. I am 8 years old. I like football and Pokmon.

Girl 23: My name is Nickiesha White. I am 8 years old. I like to sing and dance.

Eventually, Girl38: Mmmmmm.(deep breath in) mmmmmy name is RRRR

(pause)

Teacher: But wait! A big girl like you dont remember your name. Speak up.

One student: No Miss is Rhondene, she stammah so she take long fi talk sometimes.

(Class laughs)

Girl38: (Really fast) MMMy name is Rhondene Wint. I am 8 years old. I enjoy reading

and playing videogames.

Imagine how painful life would be if you had trouble with simple tasks like introducing yourself,

having a decent telephone conversation, or simply asking for directions? Well, these everyday

routines can be rather overwhelming for stutterers. The primary aim of this speech is to inform

my audience about the stuttering, its signs and symptoms, and how to tactfully interact with

stutterers. Stuttering, also known as stammering, affects the fluency or flow of speech.

According to theAmerican Language-Speech Hearing Association, stuttering is a speech

disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of

sounds, syllables, words or phrases as well as involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the

person who stutters is unable to produce sounds. Now, there are various kinds of stuttering such

aspathological stutteringthat occurs as a result of a stroke or head trauma, bobulating stuttering


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as a result one being angry, confused or discombobulated. However, the type of stuttering of

interest is the one I have - developmental stuttering - that is characterized by effortless,

unconscious disfluency associated with young children. Now according to the Stuttering

Foundation, more than 68 million people worldwide suffer from developmental stuttering, which

is about 1% of the worldspopulation, and of that 1% 80% are males. So for a female stutterer, I

am as rare as a unicorn!

Stuttering is more common in children than you may have noticed; 70% children experience

developmental stuttering starting from age 3-5 years as a normal part of learning to speak, and

outgrow the condition by puberty. However, about less than 1% of individuals retain

developmental stuttering throughout adulthood, with boys being three times likely to become

stutterers than girls.

CAUSE: The cause for developmental stuttering has not been fully ascertained. However, Brain

scans show that right side of a stutterers brain is more active when speaking, although it is the

left side which controls speech. Stuttering is a neurological disorder, not an emotional one.

Numerous DNA analysis suggests that stuttering also has a genetic factor.

CHARACTERISTICS: (Ask the class ( 2 persons) what are some of things you noticed when a

stutterer speaks?) As mentioned before, whenever stutterers try to speak, they experience what is

call tospeech blockwhere no sound can be produced. Now let us take a deeper look on some of

the things a stutterer may experience while speaking. The common external signs are (quickly

go through -15s):

- Tremorswhere we will blink our eyes, jerk our heads, and our lips tremble some

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- Grinding of teeth, clenching fists or stamping into the ground.

- Inflection of the voice, alter our tone (sometimes sing too)

Then there are the internal effects, feelings and attitudes that are not often taken into

consideration by our fellow fluent speakers. Stuttering may have a significant negative cognitive

and affective impact on the person who stutters. Feelings of embarrassment shame, frustration,

fear, anger and guilt are frequent in stutterers, and may exacerbate the tension of speaking.

Overtime exposure to difficult speaking experiences (such as constantly being laughed at or look

down on) may solidify into a negative self-image. Here is an important feeling shared b all

stutterers - a person who stutters may project his or her attitudes onto others, believing that they

think he or she is nervous or stupid. Hence we can understand why a lot of stutterers shy away

from speaking in public; we have a million things to say its a struggle to fluently experience

them without some reaction of ridicule, impatience and even annoyance by our listeners.

Lastly I want to give the audience some tips about how to effectively communicate with a

stutterer, as may have children who are stutterers or deal some other stutterer in the future. Some

believe that telling the person to slow down, think carefully before you speak, take your time,

etc., will help the person to speak more fluently. These statements do not help and often make

the situation worse, especially for children. Knowing how to and how not to respond to a

person's dysfluencies can really help promote more fluent speech.

Listen to the content of the message rather than to how the message is coming out.

Keep natural eye contact with the person to show that you are listening and are

interested in their message. "Natural" does not mean staring at the person; nor does

it mean avoiding looking at the person. Pay attention to how often and for how


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long you usually look at another speaker and then try that with the person who

stutters.

Let your posture, your facial expressions, your manner, and your voice show that

you are listening and are interested and that you are not embarrassed.

Resist the temptation to finish the person's sentences or fill in words because this

usually does not help. People who stutter know what they want to say; they just

need more time getting their message out.

Telling the person to slow down, relax, or take a deep breath usually does not help

either and often demeans them.

Instead of telling the person to slow down, try using a slower, more relaxed

speaking rate yourself. This may help relieve the feeling of time pressure and it

will show them that you have time to talk.

People who stutter usually have more difficulty controlling their speech on the

telephone. If you pick up the telephone and hear nothing or hear gasping, it

may be a person who stutters.

Treat the person who stutters with the same level of dignity and respect as you

treat other people.

Famous Stutterers: (Opening?)

1. Lewis Carroll: Writer of Alice in Wonderland

2. Moses- Great Biblical Prophet


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3. Tiger Woods

4. King George VIThe Kings Speech, Queen Elizabeth Father

5. Winston Churchill

6. Isaac Newton

7. Porky Pig: Loony Toons

Speech Outline

Topic 1: Infant Mortality In Developing Countries

Topic 2: Governments Aloofness Toward Global Warming and Its Impact on the Future

Topic 3: Big Brother States: Implications of Government Surveillance on Its Citizens

Topic 1:

A. The Cost of Governmentsnegligence toward Global Warming on developing

countries.

B. Are There Enough Evidence For Governments to believe in Global Warming

C. How Governments should be responding to the Effects of Global Warming.

Topic 2:

A. Ethics of Government Surveillance in Democratic States.

B. The Greater Good Of Government Spying on Its Citizen (?).

C. How Exactly Do Western Nations Monitor Their Citizens.

Topic 3:

A. Reasons For High Infant Mortality Rates in Developing World

B. Reactions of Governments and NGOs to IMR

C. The Impact of a High IMR in Developing Economies


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I want my speech to inform my class on some of key global issues affecting our world

today.

At the end of my speech, I want listeners to ask follow up questions. This suggests that

they were listening, and they want to hear more.

To achieve my specific goal, I need to provide illustrations, narratives, and statistics.

Checklist For Researching and Supporting A Public Speech

I conducted the following research: I pitched my topics to eight of my fellow classmates,

as they are my future audience, by asking for their opinions about my topics. The

responses were terse and they seemed somewhat bored by my topics. So I had to pivot

and choose a more audience friendly one. I decided to do an informative speech about

stuttering. Also, I consulted the online documents about delivering speeches that was

posted by the lecturer, as well as web pages on informative speech from other

universities, especially Colorado State Universitys online writing studio.

A. Review of my personal experience showed that I would be able to present a short

speech on stuttering as I myself am a stutterer. Therefore, I am comfortable delivering

about stuttering.

B. I interviewed Mr. Alrick Hart: He is a past classmate who stutters

I interviewed Miss Rhondene Wint: Yes, I did some introspection in order to

organize all my knowledge, feelings and attitudes on stuttering

I interviewed Mr. Donald Smith: He is a student here at Northern Caribbean

whose father and brother are stutterers

C. I did not check any indices:


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D. I checked these three online resources:

New York Times Article: To Fight Stuttering Doctors Look at The Brain

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Website

Youtube DocumentaryStuttering: Let Me Finish

` Online Journal Arictle by Swedish Psychologist Nils Lind

E. I surveyed on the following issues:

1. Physical, Mental, Emotional Effects of Stuttering

2. Things that annoy stutterers, and how their listeners can avoid them.

3. The feelings and attitudes of stutterers.

2. I have found the following key evidence for my speech;

A. Statistics:

70% of infants stutter upon until puberty.

1% of the Adult Population stutters, of that 1% , 80% are males.

The Average Stutterers IQ is 1-29 points higher than the average America

B. Authorities:

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Website

Pollack, Andrew. "To Fight Stuttering, Doctors Look at the Brain",New York

Times, September 12, 2006.

C. Examples:

Personal examples
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Other Stutterers Examples

D. Comparisons

Stuttering is like being blind. You dont tell a blind person to try a little harder and calm

down and youll see a little better.

E. Visual Aid

Due to the time limit of the speech, I will just display an interesting comic strip.

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