I Am One Of Many People Who Are Unfortunate Enough To Develop A Speech Impediment In Childhood. This Article Describes Why These Impediments May Occur And How I Went About Achieving Fluency. For The Purpose Of This Article, I Concentrate On The Speech Impediment Known As Stuttering.There Are Many Reasons Why People May Develop A Stutter, It Can Be As A Result Of Bullying From School, An Over Aggressive Member Of The Family, A Shock Reaction To An Event Such As A Car Crash, Or It Could Be Passed Down From Another Member Of The Family Who Has A Stutter.I Have Met Many People Who Stutter As I Now Help People To Achieve Fluency As A Career. I Always Ask Them To Talk About How And Why Their Stutter Started. The Reasons Above Are The Type Of Answers I Receive.Stuttering Normally Originates In Childhood And Nine Out Of Ten People Who Stutter Are Men. Around 1 Of The Population Has A Stutter According To Recent Reports.I Have Now Managed To Beat My Stutter Which Had Basically Ruined My Life For Eighteen Years. When I Had A Stutter, I Found It Difficult To Say Certain Words Beginning With Certain Letters. I Would Always Avoid These Words Or I Would Think Of An Alternative Word To Say.Aged Twenty-two I Decided It Was Time To Try To Overcome My Communication Problems. I Started To Observe What I Called Very Good Fluent Talkers, I Was Watching And Trying To Work Out How They Were Talking And Breathing. I Also Tried To Find Differences Between Their Speech And My Own. I Also Started To Read Books About Things Like, Positive Thinking And Mind Over Matter As I Also Realised I Needed To Change The Way I Was Thinking.After Nearly A Year Of Working And Practicing Very Hard, I Managed To Overcome My Stutter, Much To My Relief. As A Career I Now Help Other People To Achieve Fluency By Running One To One Speech Courses From My Home In Birmingham. A Also Offer A Self Help Ebook And Seventy Minute Dvd For People Who Are Unable To Attend The Courses.
