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29 Feb 2016

Stutterer Wins an Oscar (Ep. 570)

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StuttererBarry Yeoman joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the Oscar award winning short film Stutterer. Barry and Peter give this film two big “thumbs up.” Mr. Yeoman points out that while the filmmaker does not stutter, he was able to authentically and powerfully present a realistic depiction of stuttering by employing “radical empathy” in his script writing.

Watch the film on YouTube or GooglePlay.

Barry Yeoman is a journalist who specializes in in-depth reporting, a person who stutters, and a long-time participant in self-help organizations for people who stutter. Barry advises StutterTalk on a wide range of issues pertaining to journalism and stuttering. Visit Barry at barryyeoman.com.

Stutterer is a 13-minute film that won an Oscar last night for Short Film (Live Action). Stutterer is a film out of Ireland, written and directed by Benjamin Cleary. It is a very sweet film, a love story, that brilliantly captures some of the tormenting and oppressive aspects of stuttering. Greenwood, played by Matthew Needham, is a lonely young man with very noticeable stuttering who forms an online Facebook relationship with Ellie, played by Chlore Pirrie. Matthew conceals his debilitating stutter from Ellie. When Ellie plans a surprise trip to London and wants to meet Greenwood, he is faced with having to figure out how to respond. While we do not give away the ending of this short film, this is a spoiler alert because Barry and Peter discuss this film in great detail. Before listening to this podcast, you might want to first watch the film Stutterer. There is a little sexually explicit language and some brief, implied domestic abuse in this film. So for those who want to avoid such content, do not watch.

Read this wonderful interview with the director, Benjamin Cleary, about this film and how it relates to communication.

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4 Jul 2014

In the Stuttering Mosh Pit from the National Stuttering Association’s 2014 Annual Conference (Ep. 458)

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StutterTalk host Barry Yeoman joins Joel Korte, Caryn Herring and Roisin McManus of the StutterTalk B Team at the 2014 annual conference of the National Stuttering Association (NSA) in Washington, DC. The StutterTalk crew talk about facing conference anxiety and stuttering anxiety. Barry points out the internal work that conference participants do while surrounded by hundreds of other people who stutter. The B Team hosts talk about how powerful and meaningful they found Barry’s storytelling and movement workshop. Barry is asked to discuss the National Stuttering Project (NSP) which preceded the NSA and the changes he has seen in the self help movement.

This StutterTalk episode was recorded and published Friday, July 4th on the third day of the NSA’s annual conference.

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7 Aug 2013

StutterTalk Making A Difference (Ep. 414)

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Barry Yeoman joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the questions is StutterTalk making a difference and is StutterTalk biased?

Background:

In May of 2013, StutterTalk published two episodes (Ep. 398 and Ep. 399) in which Mr. Reitzes interviewed five people who received treatment at the Hollins Communications Research Institute (HCRI). Mr. Reitzes also interviewed Dr. Ronald Webster, Founder and President of HCRI. Mr. Reitzes asked Dr. Webster about the data and marketing statement on HCRI’s website which stated that “98% recommend HCRI to others who stutter.” Mr. Reitzes pointed out that as far as back as 1997, HCRI reported on their website that “98% said they would recommend it [Hollins treatment] to other stutterers.” Mr. Reitzes also pointed out that in 1997 HCRI reported having served more than 3,900 people who stutter. It was noted that by 2013 HCRI reported having served more than 6,100 people. Mr. Reitzes stated that it is uncanny that for 16 consecutive years, with the addition of thousands of new clients, the 98% recommendation rate had not fluctuated.

Update (Today’s Episode):

During today’s episode (Ep. 414), it is reported that sometime after publishing StutterTalk episodes 398 and 399, HCRI changed their website by removing the marketing statement on the main page which proclaimed that “98% recommend HCRI to others who stutter.” This is what the main page of the HCRI website looked like in May 2013 and this is what the HCRI website looked like in June 2013. Peter and Barry discuss the significance of HCRI’s recent change to their website and go on to discuss bias in reporting.

Bios:

BARRY YEOMAN is a respected journalist, a person who stutters, an advisor to StutterTalk and a long-time participant in self-help organizations for people who stutter. Barry’s in-depth reporting has appeared in numerous publication including the New York Times and O (The Oprah Magazine). Barry recently hosted five StutterTalk episodes from the 10th World Congress for People Who Stutter in the Netherlands.

PETER REITZES, MA CCC-SLP is President and Host of StutterTalk, a speech-language pathologist and a stutterer.

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13 Jun 2013

Day 4: The Future of Stuttering Self-Help with Martin Seefeld (Ep. 405)

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stuttering, StutterTalkStutterTalk host Barry Yeoman is joined by Martin Seefeld to discuss how the stuttering self-help movement can stay relevant in the 21st century. This is the fifth and final StutterTalk episode from Lunteren, The Netherlands at the 10th World Congress for People Who Stutter. All five episodes are archived here.

MARTIN SEEFELD, 26, is a Ph.D. candidate in neuroscience at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.

BARRY YEOMAN is a respected journalist, a person who stutters, a StutterTalk advisor and a long-time participant in self-help organizations for people who stutter. Barry advises StutterTalk on issues pertaining to ethics in journalism, reporting and much more. Read Mr. Yeoman’s entire bio here. Mr. Yeoman has been featured several times on StutterTalk – those episodes are archived here.

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12 Jun 2013

Day 3 with Elaine Robin and Stefan Hoffmann (Ep. 404)

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StutterTalk host Barry Yeoman is joined by Elaine Robin and Stefan Hoffmann in Lunteren, The Netherlands at the 10th World Congress for People Who Stutter. Both Elaine and Stefan are Westerners who have lived in China. Barry asks them about the emerging stuttering self-help movement in China. Check back tomorrow at StutterTalk.com for our fifth and final episode from the Netherlands.

ELAINE ROBIN is a speech-language pathologist and a person who stutters. She lives in the Seattle area.

STEFAN HOFFMAN is the former vice chair of the International Stuttering Association (ISA). He lives in Ingolstadt, Germany.

BARRY YEOMAN is a respected journalist, a person who stutters, a StutterTalk advisor and a long-time participant in self-help organizations for people who stutter. Barry advises StutterTalk on issues pertaining to ethics in journalism, reporting and much more. Read Mr. Yeoman’s entire bio here. Mr. Yeoman has been featured several times on StutterTalk – those episodes are archived here.

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11 Jun 2013

Day 2 with Adeyemi Akintunde (Ep. 403)

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StutterTalk host Barry Yeoman is joined by Adeyemi Akintunde in Lunteren, The Netherlands at the 10th World Congress for People Who Stutter. Mr. Akintunde talks about living in a country where people who stutter can’t even hail taxis, much less find employment.

StutterTalk hopes to quick-publish several more daily episodes from the 10th World Congress.  Check back at StutterTalk.com for updates.

ADEYEMI AKINTUNDE, 29, is a founder of the Stuttering Association of Nigeria. He studied accounting at Osun State Polytechnic and economics at Bowen University in Iwo, Osun State. He now manages a family business.

BARRY YEOMAN is a respected journalist, a person who stutters, a StutterTalk advisor and a long-time participant in self-help organizations for people who stutter. Barry advises StutterTalk on issues pertaining to ethics in journalism, reporting and much more. Read Mr. Yeoman’s entire bio here. Mr. Yeoman has been featured several times on StutterTalk – those episodes are archived here.

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