| Believe it or not, people who have stuttered | | | | stuttering to outstanding speech. |
| stammered can become better than average | | | | Finally, a person who stutters has the capability to |
| speakers. You ask, "How is this possible?" | | | | learn how to control his or her breathing, rhythm, |
| People with this type of speech impediment who | | | | and tone, voice quality to a high degree because |
| are highly motivated to stop stuttering are prime | | | | they tend to be very conscious of these factors |
| candidates for becoming excellent speakers. | | | | as a stutterer. |
| There are a few key reasons I believe and have | | | | They are also capable of creating and delivering |
| proven that this is true. First, here is a small list | | | | great presentations without notes because they |
| of contemporary famous people who either | | | | often do not like to read in public. Reading |
| stutter or stuttered: | | | | requires one to say certain words, in a certain |
| 1. Samuel L. Jackson - Actor | | | | order. If any of those words present a problem, |
| 2. Bruce Willis - Actor | | | | the reader either has to struggle with the word |
| 3. James Earl Jones - Actor | | | | or phrase, skip it or make up another word that |
| 4. Bill Withers - Songwriter and Singer | | | | works. |
| 5. Bo Jackson - Football star | | | | Friends, I personally used the above concept to |
| 6. Senator, Now Vice President (U.S.A.) Joe Biden | | | | teach myself how to create long and short, broad |
| 7. Rowan Atkinson- British actor who plays Mr. | | | | and very detailed presentations completely in my |
| Bean | | | | head. I could then deliver these presentations as |
| Obviously, those people, despite their stutter have | | | | if I had a detailed set of notes in front of me. |
| gone on to do incredible work, which has required | | | | Sometimes I would have only a few brief notes in |
| them to master the art of speaking. | | | | outline format to refresh my memory, but I |
| Second, people who stutter/stammer have a | | | | usually did not need them. |
| heightened awareness of speech and | | | | If you stutter or stammer you are sitting on a |
| themselves. They are quick thinkers and capable | | | | goldmine. You have the potential to become an |
| of manipulating words to their benefit because | | | | excellent speaker, even a great speaker. You |
| they've had to, when they needed to | | | | can be one of the best conversationalists |
| communicate. A sharp mind is required to quickly | | | | around. Why? It's simple; you have developed |
| pick and choose words and phrases, and | | | | certain coping characteristics, abilities and skills that |
| anticipate situations when they were about to | | | | give you an extraordinary edge and speaking |
| stutter. The beauty of this is, this same ability | | | | ability. |
| and skill can be transformed from avoiding | | | | |