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Oct 2008

Michael WinklerMichael WinklerFormerly:Formerly: member of BVSS (Germany), member of BVSS (Germany),

LV Sächsische Stotterer-Selbsthilfe (LVSS - Saxony)LV Sächsische Stotterer-Selbsthilfe (LVSS - Saxony)Stottererselbsthilfe DresdenStottererselbsthilfe Dresden

(Self-helping group for People who Stutter)(Self-helping group for People who Stutter)

Now: Now: Network of People who StutterNetwork of People who Stutter

2ème Congres Africain Sur Le Begaiement/2ème Congres Africain Sur Le Begaiement/

2nd African Congress on Stuttering2nd African Congress on Stuttering Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

October 27-30, 2008October 27-30, 2008

Stuttering – Stuttering –

Problem or Challenge for People who Stutter and Society?Problem or Challenge for People who Stutter and Society? Thoughts about the Role of People who Stutter in the SocietyThoughts about the Role of People who Stutter in the Society

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Some notes before the start:

The presentation contains 23 slides, but only 8 will be shown, the other ones are made „invisible“ but can be checked in the view modus or can be made active.

For this presentation you can use the audio file made for the 2nd African Conference on Stuttering in Ouagadougou in October 2008 and which is about 17 minutes long.

If you wanna start this PPS delete this frame, press the F5-button to start it and start the audio file (before or now) …

In two or three cases I forgot to mention to press the button, e.g. when some further parts of the slide will be shown … anyway, you will figure it out … it is easy to find …

So far, so good … Enjoy the Show and you will find my email address at the end of it.

Michael Winkler – October 2008, Dresden

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Short Introduction … Who I am?Short Introduction … Who I am?

Michael WinklerMichael Winkler born 1975 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today Chemnitz) – former born 1975 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today Chemnitz) – former

GDRGDR in 1982 – first class – a teacher told me that I stutteredin 1982 – first class – a teacher told me that I stuttered several speech therapists, several speech therapists, nono stationary stationary

treatment/therapy – treatment/therapy – „much of“ self therapy„much of“ self therapy

Author of some articles in the “Kieselstein“ Author of some articles in the “Kieselstein“ (journal of the BVSS – Association for PWS in Germany)(journal of the BVSS – Association for PWS in Germany)

Interests: Public Relations Interests: Public Relations (“lectures“, radio, TV -> plans for future)(“lectures“, radio, TV -> plans for future)Causes & psychological reasons ofCauses & psychological reasons ofstuttering, meaning of stutteringstuttering, meaning of stuttering

presently PhD student atpresently PhD student atthe TU Dresden (Cartography)the TU Dresden (Cartography)

consider myself as almost “cured” consider myself as almost “cured” (“healed”)(“healed”)

in German TV, 20.01.2006

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Index of the PresentationIndex of the Presentation

The Stuttering Person and SocietyThe Stuttering Person and Society(Self-perception, problems in self-helping groups)(Self-perception, problems in self-helping groups)

Going back: “What actually is Stuttering?”Going back: “What actually is Stuttering?”

Positive (and negative) Aspects – Positive (and negative) Aspects – Advantages Advantages (and Disadvantages) – of Stuttering(and Disadvantages) – of Stuttering(Famous PWS, Stuttering as a Path, Stuttering as an Indicator etc.)(Famous PWS, Stuttering as a Path, Stuttering as an Indicator etc.)

Chief Cause “Fear”?Chief Cause “Fear”? … (if time allows) … (if time allows)

Practical things … Practical things … Questions & DiscussionQuestions & Discussion

Stammering & Stuttering

German

“stammeln” not knowing what to say

“stottern”not being able to say what one wants to say

mental challenge ?

psychic challenge ?

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THE TWO PHASES (Faces)

OF STUTTERING

Acceptance

Deg

ree o

f „C

ure

“

What is (does) Cure (mean)?

Healing / Curing?

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Definitions – What is Definitions – What is Stuttering?Stuttering?

Stuttering Stuttering [(lat. [(lat. balbutiesbalbuties)], also known as stammering in )], also known as stammering in the United Kingdom, is a speech disorder in which the flow the United Kingdom, is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases; and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases; and involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds.unable to produce sounds.Definition according to Wikipedia Definition according to Wikipedia ((http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttering)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttering)

Stuttering is another way to speak.Stuttering is another way to speak.

Stuttering is a corrective for the unconscious use and Stuttering is a corrective for the unconscious use and conscious misuse of speaking in the societal life; … [just like conscious misuse of speaking in the societal life; … [just like not being able to talk for mute people.]not being able to talk for mute people.]

own definitionown definition

WHY?

Causes (passive) - PAST

Meaning, Use (active) - FUTURE

What am I doing right here, right now? - PRESENT

„We can understand life only backwards but must live it forwards. “

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813 - 1855) Danish philosopher, theologian and writer

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• Better listeners?Better listeners?

• Fear of exams mainly focussed on speech? ”Bonus“ of Fear of exams mainly focussed on speech? ”Bonus“ of pity/sympathy?pity/sympathy?

• easier to get a withdrawal from (army) service? easier to get a withdrawal from (army) service?

• sympatheticsympathetic (showing weaknesses)(showing weaknesses), , cute, charming, ”sexy“cute, charming, ”sexy“ (!?) (!?)

• better self-perception and analysis?better self-perception and analysis?

• watches his/her fellow men more intensive watches his/her fellow men more intensive (but interprets the information “wrongly” – not advantageously – very (but interprets the information “wrongly” – not advantageously – very

often)often)

• Stuttering as sign post? …Stuttering as sign post? … (“Where fear is, there is the path …“) (“Where fear is, there is the path …“)

• ” ”easier“ self-search and – in the end – self-discovery?easier“ self-search and – in the end – self-discovery?

• ” ”stop of thoughts“ – involuntarily into a meditative situation?stop of thoughts“ – involuntarily into a meditative situation?

• Rolandisches Operculum – malfunction or advancement?Rolandisches Operculum – malfunction or advancement?

Positive (& negative) Aspects of Stuttering Positive (& negative) Aspects of Stuttering

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Advantages and DisadvantagesAdvantages and Disadvantages

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Fear can appear in various and sometimes very subtle Fear can appear in various and sometimes very subtle forms forms

self-perception (and honesty/sincerity) important self-perception (and honesty/sincerity) important

Fear ofFear of

- illness and death - illness and death question “Am I feeling ‘too good‘?“ question “Am I feeling ‘too good‘?“- unemployment - unemployment too much work too much work- boredom - boredom (negative) stress (negative) stress- being lonesome - being lonesome too much closeness too much closeness- getting “fat” - getting “fat” getting slim getting slim (fear of “starving” )(fear of “starving” )

- speaking - speaking not speaking not speaking (fear of silence even) (fear of silence even)

Aim: Equilibrium - BalanceAim: Equilibrium - Balance

Fear and StutteringFear and Stuttering

„First of all I believe that nothing is impossible,

and at the same time I could question everything.”

What is “Perfect balance” ? …“A perfect yogi can have strong imagination

and equally strong reason.”

Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950)Indian revolutionary, writer, philosopher, mystic

„There is no courage without fear.“www.filousophie.de

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Practical thingsPractical things & … & …

• techniques to modify your speech & speakingtechniques to modify your speech & speaking

(soft use of voice, voluntary stuttering, etc. – e.g. van Riper, Hausdörfer, Richter) (soft use of voice, voluntary stuttering, etc. – e.g. van Riper, Hausdörfer, Richter)

• reduction of fear by PR work / awareness raisingreduction of fear by PR work / awareness raising

(information booth, InVivo exercises such as surveys, using the radio etc. – W. (information booth, InVivo exercises such as surveys, using the radio etc. – W. Wendlandt)Wendlandt)

• LiteratureLiterature (about stuttering, psychology, sociology, philosophy, fiction, ”esoteric“ (about stuttering, psychology, sociology, philosophy, fiction, ”esoteric“

books, etc.)books, etc.)

• Going abroadGoing abroad („getting away“ from the known social environment) („getting away“ from the known social environment)

• Breathing- and relaxation exercises, YogaBreathing- and relaxation exercises, Yoga (asanas, meditation) (asanas, meditation), , Biomeditation Biomeditation, , Alternative medicineAlternative medicine, , family constellationsfamily constellations, etc., etc.

• DietDiet (food, vegetarian/non-vegetarian, much meat etc.) – Awareness of several (food, vegetarian/non-vegetarian, much meat etc.) – Awareness of several

aspects of lifeaspects of life

• Not forgetting:Not forgetting: DISTANCE to the things DISTANCE to the things (letting go)(letting go) focus on SUCCESSESfocus on SUCCESSESHUMOURHUMOUR (laughing about oneself)(laughing about oneself)

LOVE for yourself and othersLOVE for yourself and others

„Love, work and knowledge are the well-springs of our life.

They should also govern it.”

Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957)Austrian researcher

(physics, psychoanalysis, Freudomarxism, etc.)

Making a survey on stuttering, 2006

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michael_winkler@gmx.netmichael_winkler@gmx.net

Tel.: +49-351-8107099 (Dresden)Tel.: +49-351-8107099 (Dresden)

Further documents (about half of them in English):Further documents (about half of them in English):

www.lebe-dein-stottern.de www.lebe-dein-stottern.de

Presentation can be sent with an email, Presentation can be sent with an email,

and also forwarded to interested people and also forwarded to interested people → → „Copyleft“„Copyleft“

Thank you very much for your Thank you very much for your attention attention … Questions? – Feel free … Questions? – Feel free

to write …to write …

„Life is worth being lived but not worth being discussed all the time.”

Isabelle Adjani (* 1955)

French actress