7 Jan 2010
Empathy, Forward Moving Speech and Stuttering (Ep. 170)
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Dr. Robert Quesal joins Peter Reitzes to discuss empathy, forward moving speech, utilizing normal speech, the difference between forward moving speech and stuttering modification, Dean William’s therapy approach, Lidcombe speech therapy and much more.
“Walking and not falling are two different things. Just like talking and stuttering are two different things. Trying to not stutter is not the same as talking fluently.” -Robert Quesal, Episode 170
19 Sep 2012
Stuttering Skit on Saturday Night Live (366)
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Robert “the Expert” Quesal joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the stuttering “Drill Sergeant” skit (below) that recently aired on Saturday Night Live. The skit featured Seth MacFarlane who played a drill instructor who stutters.
We discuss the positive and negative reactions by the stuttering community and this press release on the skit published by the Stuttering Foundation.
ROBERT QUESAL, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Western Illinois University, a person who stutters, a board recognized fluency specialist and a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Most of Bob’s StutterTalk appearances are archived here.