Get together

Stephen P

Hello all,
I was thinking how good and beneficial it would be to have a social get together for those of us who stammer. I'm open to suggestions of what we could do.

Anyone interested??

Stephen

ParkRunner

A game of football maybe? Let our feet do the talking

Mr. CooL ICE

Or a big dance off. Let our hands and feet do the talking!

Due to location and a lack of money, I may have to miss it, but it would be a good idea. I always found I stammered less when talking to others in the same situation

Stephen P

EF wrote: »

A game of football maybe? Let our feet do the talking

LordChessington wrote: »

Or a big dance off. Let our hands and feet do the talking!

Due to location and a lack of money, I may have to miss it, but it would be a good idea. I always found I stammered less when talking to others in the same situation

Two very interesting idea's ... just two problem's though...I can't dance and I'm not very good at football

greenberet

Hi Guyz & Galz,

First of all, may I introduce myself.
I'm Barry (aged 35) & have had a stutter since my early 20's.

I work in a Tech Support Environment where making/receiving calls is the norm every day. Having a Stutter is an inconvenience to put it very mildly. I have accepted it & try tips & techniques (eg: sliding & voluntary stuttering) in order to improve my fluency.
Its all much easier said than done though.

I attended the DAS 5 Course Run by the HSE in March 2007.

Just to bring it to everyones attention.
The ISA (Irish Stammering Association) meeting on the 1st & 3rd tuesday of every month.

Meetings take place from 2000-2200 in Carmichael House, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7. All are very welcome.

Please read page 3/3 on the following pdf file for a map on how to get there. (located just off Church street)

http://www.stammeringireland.ie/Self_Help_Group.pdf

Personally i've found the twice monthly meetings to be very beneficial.
The first hour of the meeting is informal & covers attendees experiences over the last while. Constructive feedback is what I find very beneficial.

The 2nd hour of the meeting is now formal covering role plays eg: phoning the passport offices & asking or being asked some questions.
The above gives members the opportunity to practice techniques & to receive feedback from other attendees in what very quickly becomes a comfort zone.

Meetings of late have small attendances of approx 5-8 but newcomers are very welcome.

The next ISA Meeting is being held on tuesday next 4th March 2008.

Best wishes,

Barry

Stephen P

An idea would be maybe meeting up at the next Boards Beers outing for a few beers??

ParkRunner

Where are these advertised? The boards beers meetings that is

Stephen P

They're normally advertised by way of a banner on the top of the forum under the forums categories. I've never been to one but perhaps I'll go to the next one??

bohsboy

I'd be up for meeting anytime. Even two or three people would be beneficial. Need to concentrate on my speech as I've let it slide for a while now. PM me with any details or leave a sticky up above.