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The reason why I ask is: I have a very good friend that I haven't seen in quite a while, who stutters and I don't know how to respond..I mean do I wait for her to finish her sentences which can be a long time, but conversation is about turn taking right? Or do I interrupt her and finish her conversations for her, which Might be rude?
And then there are the long silences while she is trying to say something - how do I know if she is finished....and I love her to bits but I feel so uncomfortable around her, I don't know why?
Have any of y'all experienced this? Tell me how you respond to a stutterer? What do you feel - embarassment, irritation ....WHy?
you can also email me at [email protected]
Need some advice.
And then there are the long silences while she is trying to say something - how do I know if she is finished....and I love her to bits but I feel so uncomfortable around her, I don't know why?
Have any of y'all experienced this? Tell me how you respond to a stutterer? What do you feel - embarassment, irritation ....WHy?
you can also email me at [email protected]
Need some advice.
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[URL]http://tony-hawks.com/stutterrap.mp3[/URL]
I swear I just posted this...but it never appeared. How queer.
I swear I just posted this...but it never appeared. How queer.
Bedtime boys!
Oh mom!
Now hey there people, won't you lend an ear?
'cause I've a story to tell and I'm telling it here
I was born in a town in the great UK
From a baby to a boy to a man today
And I'm a musical man, and I'm a man of verse
But I've got a little problem and it's getting worse
Well my life was so well planned
Survivin' and a-jivin' in a f-f-funk band
'cause rappin', it's my, bread and butter
But it's hard to rap when you're born with a st-st-st, st, st-st, st, st-t, st-t, stutter!
Well no-one's ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
We've all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
So join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Well it was '82 when I joined the boys
And I was hip, and I was cool, but now I've lost my poise
The kids, our fans, are starting to doubt
When you open your mouth and nothing comes out
And it breaks my heart that we're not on the chart
'cause the record's nearly over when the vocals start
And I'm down and out, and I'm down on my luck
And I'm livin' on my own and I'm dying for a fr-riend to say "You're great!"
But I'm under the hammer
'cause all I seem to do is s-s-s-st-
Come on man!
s-s-s-st-stammer!
Well no-one's ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
We've all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
So join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Neighbours
Well interviewers turn away
Who wants to be covered with spray?
Talkin' to me for more than an hour
Is equivalent to an April shower
It's tough! Tough! Tougher than tough!
It's worse than Benny Hill and that's bad enough!
Something must be wrong with your vocal technique
When the twelve inch mix goes on for a week
I was rappin' in my club the other night
When nothin' I said was comin' out right
The crowd got angry, and this one man
He was gonna throw a bottle
He was gonna chuck a can, chuck a can, chuck it, chuck it, chuck it, chuck it
Well no-one's ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
We've all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
So join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-NO, NEED, FOR SHOUTING!
W-w-w-w-why's that then?
Well, you'll wake Mr Whittaker at number thirty-two
Besides, it's not very good for the voice
(an amplifier or similar shorts out)
Uuhhh!
That's a bit harsh isn't it?
NO, SLEEP, 'TIL BEDTIME!
Talking of which it's ten-thirty already!
Is it? Ooooh!
What time do they stay up 'til in America? (I mean)
Oh, very late. Sometimes quarter to eleven! (Ahhhh)
Well actually I've heard in New York they sometimes even stay up 'til midnight
No! No wonder they do all that shouting. (I mean)
Yes, they must be very snappy and irritable
That's right. (Ahhhh)
Do you know, I heard a story that those Toastie Boys stayed up 'til quarter past twelve!
Really? Well that's just silly!
They're just gonna get burnt out
Burnt out!
Well no-one's ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
We've all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
So join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Well no-one's ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
We've all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
So join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Well no-one's ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen...
Oh mom!
Now hey there people, won't you lend an ear?
'cause I've a story to tell and I'm telling it here
I was born in a town in the great UK
From a baby to a boy to a man today
And I'm a musical man, and I'm a man of verse
But I've got a little problem and it's getting worse
Well my life was so well planned
Survivin' and a-jivin' in a f-f-funk band
'cause rappin', it's my, bread and butter
But it's hard to rap when you're born with a st-st-st, st, st-st, st, st-t, st-t, stutter!
Well no-one's ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
We've all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
So join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Well it was '82 when I joined the boys
And I was hip, and I was cool, but now I've lost my poise
The kids, our fans, are starting to doubt
When you open your mouth and nothing comes out
And it breaks my heart that we're not on the chart
'cause the record's nearly over when the vocals start
And I'm down and out, and I'm down on my luck
And I'm livin' on my own and I'm dying for a fr-riend to say "You're great!"
But I'm under the hammer
'cause all I seem to do is s-s-s-st-
Come on man!
s-s-s-st-stammer!
Well no-one's ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
We've all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
So join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Neighbours
Well interviewers turn away
Who wants to be covered with spray?
Talkin' to me for more than an hour
Is equivalent to an April shower
It's tough! Tough! Tougher than tough!
It's worse than Benny Hill and that's bad enough!
Something must be wrong with your vocal technique
When the twelve inch mix goes on for a week
I was rappin' in my club the other night
When nothin' I said was comin' out right
The crowd got angry, and this one man
He was gonna throw a bottle
He was gonna chuck a can, chuck a can, chuck it, chuck it, chuck it, chuck it
Well no-one's ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
We've all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
So join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-NO, NEED, FOR SHOUTING!
W-w-w-w-why's that then?
Well, you'll wake Mr Whittaker at number thirty-two
Besides, it's not very good for the voice
(an amplifier or similar shorts out)
Uuhhh!
That's a bit harsh isn't it?
NO, SLEEP, 'TIL BEDTIME!
Talking of which it's ten-thirty already!
Is it? Ooooh!
What time do they stay up 'til in America? (I mean)
Oh, very late. Sometimes quarter to eleven! (Ahhhh)
Well actually I've heard in New York they sometimes even stay up 'til midnight
No! No wonder they do all that shouting. (I mean)
Yes, they must be very snappy and irritable
That's right. (Ahhhh)
Do you know, I heard a story that those Toastie Boys stayed up 'til quarter past twelve!
Really? Well that's just silly!
They're just gonna get burnt out
Burnt out!
Well no-one's ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
We've all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
So join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Well no-one's ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
We've all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
So join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Well no-one's ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen...
Guy I work with stutters something fierce or pauses mid-sentence.
Just ignore it, wait for him to finish and continue. Chances are you won't even notice after a while, it'll just be how he talks - like some people say "haytch" for h.
But that h thing is irritating.
Just ignore it, wait for him to finish and continue. Chances are you won't even notice after a while, it'll just be how he talks - like some people say "haytch" for h.
But that h thing is irritating.
A work colleague whom I speak with regularly by phone has a big stuttering problem.
I simply let him finish and continue the conversation like it never happened. If you don't show you've picked up on it, I'd imagine the person would feel more comfortable.
I've never had a stutter so wouldn't know what it's like myself, but I don't make a point of identifying it in others.
I simply let him finish and continue the conversation like it never happened. If you don't show you've picked up on it, I'd imagine the person would feel more comfortable.
I've never had a stutter so wouldn't know what it's like myself, but I don't make a point of identifying it in others.
"Listening to a person who stutters.
Stuttering is nothing to be embarrassed about - either for the person who stutters or the listener. The following are some tips that will make it easier for both of you:
Listen attentively and wait for the person to finish. Don't try to fill in words or complete the person's sentence.
Focus on what the person is saying about his or her experience, abilities, and skills.
Speak normally in a relaxed manner.
Maintain natural eye contact, even when the person is stuttering.
Don’t equate hesitant speech with uncertainty."
Source: http://www.nsastutter.org/subcat/index.php?subid=109
Stuttering is nothing to be embarrassed about - either for the person who stutters or the listener. The following are some tips that will make it easier for both of you:
Listen attentively and wait for the person to finish. Don't try to fill in words or complete the person's sentence.
Focus on what the person is saying about his or her experience, abilities, and skills.
Speak normally in a relaxed manner.
Maintain natural eye contact, even when the person is stuttering.
Don’t equate hesitant speech with uncertainty."
Source: http://www.nsastutter.org/subcat/index.php?subid=109
Yep i wait, i have more of a problem with people with more serious speach impediments because i usually can't understand them due to going deaf. It's horrible when theyre waiting for a reply and i've go to ask for a repeat or try and guess which almost always ends badly.
The best thing to do is to pretend you have a stutter too
Blank wrote:
> Making a circular motion, attempting to make them hurry up and get to
> the point.
Like the Queen?! It's how I see it. Noticed I've never rolled my hand.. Hm. Will do today.
> Making a circular motion, attempting to make them hurry up and get to
> the point.
Like the Queen?! It's how I see it. Noticed I've never rolled my hand.. Hm. Will do today.
Timmargh wrote:
> Chances are they'd want you to let them finish - don't try and finish
> a sentence for them as
they may think you're being rude.
> Chances are they'd want you to let them finish - don't try and finish
> a sentence for them as
they may think you're being rude.
Making a circular motion, attempting to make them hurry up and get to the point.
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