5 Jun 2013
Public Speaking, Stuttering and Doing What You Fear (Ep. 400)
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Susannah Parkin and Reuben Schuff join Peter Reitzes to discuss their recent public speaking achievements, stuttering and doing what you fear.
Reuben was awarded second place in the Toastmasters District Contest in North Carolina and Susannah is the 2013 recipient of the The James Soper Merrill Prize which is awarded to the graduate “who, in character and influence, has best typified the highest ideals of the College.” Susannah’s acceptance speech can be viewed here.
SUSANNAH PARKIN is a person who stutters and a recent graduate of Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. Susannah interned at the Stuttering Foundation in 2011 and is currently working as a research coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital. Ms. Parkin plans to pursue a PhD in clinical psychology.
REUBEN SCHUFF is an Aerospace Engineer. He co-founded the Teens Who Stutter (TWST) chapter of the National Stuttering Association (NSA) in Raleigh, North Carolina. Reuben contributed the chapter titled Fluency: My Untrustworthy Friend in the StutterTalk book: Stuttering: Inspiring Stories and Professional Wisdom. Reuben has appeared numerous times on StutterTalk; his appearances are archived here.
9 Jun 2013
Reporting from the 10th World Congress for People Who Stutter – Netherlands (Ep. 401)
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StutterTalk guest host Barry Yeoman has just arrived in Lunteren, The Netherlands for the 10th World Congress for People Who Stutter. On the night of the opening reception, he interviewed organizers Maartje Borghuis and Richard Bourgondiën about their expectations for the congress, as well as the state of stuttering self-help in The Netherlands. Mr. Yeoman then spoke with Christine Simpson of the British Stammering Association about the women-only workshop she will help to lead.
StutterTalk plans to quick-publish several daily episodes from the 10th World Congress for People Who Stutter. Check back often at StutterTalk.com for updates.
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.