youwrite:
Withatechnique,yourjustthatlittlesplitsecondsloweratthe
draw,comparedwithagoodcommunicator.Andthatleavesyouata
disadvantagewhenyouwanttooutwit,outargue,persuadeand
convincepeople.Lifeislikeahorseracewithaphotofinish.The
winnerisnotmuchfasterthansecondplace,itsthatlittle
fractionextraeverytimethatmakesthedifference.
Irespond:
plzreadmyothermessagefirst--but...[
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Max,
Pleaseallowmetorexplainmyself..Perhaps,Iwasn'tclear.
Ialreadycanspeak100%fluentlyinallsituationsincludingpublic
speaking,etc--withoutanytechnique.IalsoknowthatIhavealways
beenableto.ICHOOSEnotto,however,becauseImakePEACEmy
highestpriorityandmytechniqueisnowmyACCENT..ItisPARTof
me...Idonotconciouslyuseit--Itisgenerallyasubconscious,
automaticact.Thus,to"unlearn...[
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WhenIwaseighteenIdreamedofbeingajournalist.Iappliedto
hundredsofpapers(everytownhadaweeklyragbackthen)andevenhad
aninterviewwithAberdeen's'big'dailypaper.Ididreallybadlyat
theinterviewandevenhadtheaudacitytosay,whenaskedwhatmy
longertermambitionswere,thatIsawthejobasasteppingstoneto
FleetStreetandtheNationals.Talkaboutthenaivetyofyouth!!
I'vealwaysbelievedinme,evenwhenitwas...[
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Cheryl,
ItwasJFK,ormoreprobablyhisspeechwriter,whowrote"weneedmen
(andpresumablywomen)whocandreamofthingsthatneverwere..."
Allofus,tovaryingdegrees,havebeenmoldedbyoutstutterandthe
effecttheaccompanyingembarrassment,frustrationandindeedpainhas
createdduringourformativeyears.We'vealsobeenmoldedbyour
parents,theenvironmentwe'vegrownupinetc.
Likeyou-andalsoataroundyourage-...[
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Well,Ithinkoneofthebiggesttricksofstutteringisthatitisso
inconsistent.Unlikeother...afflictions(sinceIknowyoudon'tlike
theword"disabilities"),itdoesn'talwaysstay,it'softennot
immediatelynoticeable,etc.Thus,it'snotonlyconfusingforthe
listenerbutthestuttereritself.IfI'mstartingtoorderadrinkat
starbucksandI'mtalkingfinebutallofasuddentheyaskmyname
andIblocklikethere'snotomorro...[
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Breathing:Thepatternssurroundingtheactualblocks/stuttershavea
differentbreathpatternduetothestrugglenature.However,when
youareusingtechnique,youarerelaxingthevocalcords
sufficientlyatthe[andpriortothe]onsetofspeechsuchthatthe
blockneveroccurs.
Thatsaid,youknowhowtobreathe.Youbreathelikeeveryoneelse.
IfyouCONCENTRATEonyourbreath,youwillbreatha
bit"unnaturally"--Breathing...[
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HelloAndrew,
WhenIseeyou,Iseemyself3yearsago.Amaninfullcontrol
andtakingfullresponsibilityofhislife.Takinghisstutterby
thehornsanddoingwhateverhemusttoslaughterthebeast.
LikeyouIusedatechniquetoreachperfectfluency.Iwas
speakingattoastmastersspeakingtostrangersonthestreetand
phone.Ihadmystutternailed.Andweareroughlythesameage.
ThenonedayIsatdownandaskedmyself.Whatisthebi...[
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Weareconstantlypuzzledbywhoweare,whywearehereandwherewego.
Physically,wehaveabody.Weknowthatwewerebornthroughourparentsandwewilldiewhenourbody'sfunctionsareover.Areweonlyourbody?
Themajorreligionsshowthatbodyandphysicaltemptationareagreatsourceofevil.AdamandEveatethefruitfromthetreeofknowledgeofgoodandevilandsinbegan.Manytraditions,religionshavesomepunishmentofhumanbodyorsupressbodilydesir...[
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Severalyearsago,IwenttoparktoseethecolorofAutumn,thered,yellow,greenleavesofdifferenttrees.Itwassoenjoyable.Itookalotofpictureswiththeleavesasabackground.IhavenotbeeninaparktoparticularlyseethesceneofAutumnforseveralyears.
Thismorning,afriendcalledmeifIwouldliketogoouttoseethecolorofleaves.IsaidthatIhappytogo.Sowedroveforabout1hourtoastatepark.Ididnotvisitthisparkbefore.Myfriendvisitedthispark...[
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ThiseveningItookAmytoacrobatshowfromShanghaiacrobat.Amywasexcited.Sarahcouldnotcomebecauseshehadsomeactivities.Shewouldbeexcitedtooifshewaswatchingtheshow.
IrememberthatlastyearAmysaidtome"Aretheyrealpeople?"Kidsliketowatchacrobat,sodoadults.IaskedAmyifshewanttolearntheskills.Amyrepliedthatistoohard.Itoldherthatifsheispersistent,shewilllearnit.
EverytimewhenIamwatchingacrobat,Iwa...[
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