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GáborParticipantThat was very diplomatic, John and I absolutely agree. 🙂 Nowadays I just try to avoid his comments without reacting in a negative or offensive way to them.
And it’s also some kind of motivation that some people try to find excuses and negative things about Lee’s method, while others just do the necessary work to improve and soon, they become PWSS and live a happier life.
GáborParticipantActually I don’t have any similar affirmations right now, I’ll add that affirmation you’ve mentioned, thanks for the tip.
GáborParticipantTwo days ago I called up my new landlord and my speech was fine. I think using the phone isn’t that hard after all.
GáborParticipantYes, I understand that from a logical viewpoint, I just need to really feel it.
And yeah, sometimes I tell myself “look, dude/man…”, when I talk to myself and try to explain something to myself I already know. 😀
GáborParticipantYes, that makes sense, thank you!
One thing I really love about WSSA is the honest feedback about our progress. I’ve just told Leah recently that my family members and friends never comment about my speech improvement (maybe they just want to be polite and they don’t mention it), which is a bit frustrating. But I always get valuable feedback from the coaches or from other members on this site.
GáborParticipantSadly I couldn’t attend this meeting but I’ve watched it back and your speech was fantastic!
About the phenomenon you mentioned: in the past I also wrote some comments about Lee’s method and my own experiences about fluent speech on stuttering forums (mainly on Reddit) and I was accused that I promote him for money, and because “stuttering is incurable” anyway, this method must be some kind of scam and also “unscientific”.
GáborParticipantYes, I use it instinctively more and more.
And it’s funny, because today I asked a good friend of mine (he never stuttered) if he’s thinking about his words before he speaks. And he told me that “of course, not, I’m never thinking about the exact words” and found that strange that I do.
GáborParticipantI remember an example (I don’t know if I’ve heard it in a coaching session or in a video course) which can be the part of Crutch 5.
Q: “What’s your favorite movie?”
A: “So… I really like this movie, I know it’s strange but the title is on the tip of my tongue, I can’t remember the name… you know it’s a sci-fi movie with replicants and has an original prequel in the 1980s… let me look at my phone… (show a picture) Oh, yes, it’s Blade Runner 2049, I don’t know why I forgot the title for a moment, so anyway, this is a movie about…”GáborParticipantYes, absolutely.
I think it helps us to hold the tone and focus on the melody of our voice (instead of words/struggling) and maybe also has a calming effect, too.
GáborParticipantHi, I think it’ll start in January, according to the description.
”As such, one Crutch lesson-update will be released each week, beginning 01/2021. This time-release approach will allow WSSA to keep updating the Crutches and give students time to master each Crutch.”
December 25, 2020 at 3:06 pm in reply to: For people unmotivated in the program or finding it difficult to stick to #28530GáborParticipantThat’s a great idea, thanks for sharing! 🙂
December 23, 2020 at 11:17 am in reply to: Why is so important to classify ow bad stuttering is??? #28524GáborParticipant“Your either a PWSS or PWS….what’s it matter how bad you stutter???”
Because subjectively, it’s not the same to struggle for 30 seconds with one word or be almost completely silent like a mute person, or just having some small disfluencies. Which one person do you thing has more difficulties in life? The one who grimaces and struggles helplessly and occasionally can’t even omit any sounds or the one, who is a bit disfluent and sometimes repeat words but can still function in our society (having a job that requires speaking, talking to a group of person, calling a stranger on the phone, even making presentations etc.) without much difficulties?
GáborParticipantHi, welcome here! 🙂
You can also meet others via videochat at the SAM meetings on Saturdays.
December 9, 2020 at 8:43 pm in reply to: What is the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to you as a PWS? #28444GáborParticipantWhen I was in my teens, I called my martial arts master on the phone, because I couldn’t attend a class. At first, I couldn’t talk for 30 seconds, then finally I was able to tell him that I’m sick and I can’t go to the class. At the second time it took only 20 seconds, because he figured out that I must be the one who called him again.:)
December 9, 2020 at 8:38 pm in reply to: Can reading aloud by yourself with passion help you speak spontaneous to others? #28443GáborParticipantYou’ve already asked this before:
Also, re-read section 12.8 (“Simulate Pressured Conversations”) from Lee’s book (page 427-429 in the 3rd edition).
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