{"id":1646,"date":"2017-02-27T22:08:12","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T21:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/talakademin.nu\/?p=1646"},"modified":"2017-02-27T22:08:12","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T21:08:12","slug":"vad-innebar-mcguire-programmet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talakademin.nu\/index.php\/2017\/02\/27\/vad-innebar-mcguire-programmet\/","title":{"rendered":"Vad inneb\u00e4r McGuire-programmet?"},"content":{"rendered":"

To:<\/strong> neurosemanticsofstuttering@yahoogroups.com<\/p>\n

”Hazel, I’m not sure if you know the answer to this but I thought I’d ask. How does the McGuire program actually prevent stuttering? Like does it do something with the vocal cords like relax them or push them apart? Or do they think stuttering is caused by the diaphragm malfunctioning, and it somehow prevents that?”
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Alex \u2013 you know how to ask BIG questions J ( \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

There are various aspects to the McGuire approach \u2013 both physical and psychological.\u00a0 On the physical side, the costal breathing helps to keep the diaphragm moving freely as we speak. I.e. it helps to prevent it contracting when it should be relaxed.\u00a0 As we know, there can be various triggers for our diaphragm contracting when speaking e.g. fear of stuttering and the various negative meanings we give to it; thinking of the words first and then trying to say them; anticipating difficulty saying certain sounds etc.\u00a0 Basically, anything which messes up our mind\/body\u2019s inbuilt natural ability to produce fluent speech, which can only happen when \u201cthinking\u201d, \u201cactivating our voice\u201d and \u201carticulation\u201d are all happening simultaneously and automatically.\u00a0 So, the McGuire breathing method provides a way to dramatically reduce the likelihood of our diaphragm freezing when speaking.<\/p>\n

Another physical aspect is the deeper tone which, I understand, helps to keep the vocal folds further apart when speaking, so that they\u2019re less likely to uncontrollably clamp together.\u00a0 I certainly find this aspect really helpful and it keeps my focus away from my mouth\/throat etc \u2013 where most of the struggle takes place when we stutter.\u00a0 Also it does provide a more powerful way of speaking, so it\u2019s great for voice projection \u2013 without straining it.\u00a0 I also find that feeling the vibrations of my voice resonating through my chest as I speak very helpful and, actually, does make me more aware of the fact that it\u2019s my voice which is the basis of speaking \u2013 like Barbara (Dahm) says.<\/p>\n

On the psychological side there\u2019s the voluntary stuttering (\u201cdeliberate dysfluency\u201d) which is great for reducing the fear of stuttering and being open and honest with people about the fact that we stutter.\u00a0 Also non-avoidance of sounds, words, speaking situations and pushing out one\u2019s comfort zone on a regular basis.\u00a0 There\u2019s more to it than this but these are the basics.\u00a0\u00a0 I think McGuire is something which needs to be experienced to fully appreciate the benefits of it.\u00a0 Of course, there needs to be a willingness to speak differently in the outside world and to not try to speak fluently<\/em><\/strong> or to not try to speak like everyone else<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 I\u2019ve pretty much reached that point now.\u00a0 I really don\u2019t care if my breathing isn\u2019t completely natural anymore.\u00a0 It\u2019s more important to me that I communicate clearly and in a way which reflects the real me and in a way which is enjoyable and fun.\u00a0 As I\u2019ve said before, I think over time, the way I breathe won\u2019t be as exaggerated as it can be at the moment, and will appear more natural.\u00a0 Also I will have more flow \u2013 especially when I more fully give up thinking about the words!!!<\/p>\n

Hope this kind of answers your question, Alex.\u00a0 Do let us know how you\u2019re getting on, from time to time, as you feel able.\u00a0 We\u2019re all here to help and support each other, whatever route we\u2019re taking J
\nHazel
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Jag tycker att Hazel g\u00f6r en intressev\u00e4ckande beskrivning av McGuire-programmet, n\u00e4r hon svarar p\u00e5 Alex’ fr\u00e5gor. ”On the physical side, the costal breathing helps to keep the diaphragm moving freely as we speak.” Diafragman skall tydligen r\u00f6ra sig fritt, n\u00e4r man talar. Det l\u00e5ter bra, tycker jag. N\u00e4r man sp\u00e4nner sig samtidigt som man talar, brukar det inte g\u00e5 s\u00e5 bra att tala med flyt. Jag har noterat att det finns fler \u00e4n en person som sp\u00e4nner sig och samtidigt stammar. Men det ska man inte g\u00f6ra enligt Hazel: ”So, the McGuire breathing method provides a way to dramatically reduce the likelihood of our diaphragm freezing when speaking.”
\n– I think McGuire is something which needs to be experienced to fully appreciate the benefits of it. Ja, som vanligt \u00e4r det ju s\u00e5, att f\u00f6r att en metod skall fungera till 100% s\u00e5 m\u00e5ste hela metoden ”-\u00a0needs to be experienced to fully appreciate the benefits of it.<\/p>\n

S\u00e5 \u00e4r det ocks\u00e5 med TALAkademins erfarenheter av taltr\u00e4ning. Man m\u00e5ste beh\u00e4rska de grundl\u00e4ggande f\u00e4rdigheterna till fullo. Tag chansen att tr\u00e4na med TALAkademin p\u00e5 \u00e5rets kursarrangemang. Nu n\u00e4rmast tillsammans med Stamningsf\u00f6reningen V\u00e4stra G\u00f6taland i slutet av Mars m\u00e5nad.<\/p>\n

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From:<\/strong> neurosemanticsofstuttering@yahoogroups.com [mailto:neurosemanticsofstuttering@yahoogroups.com]
\nSent:<\/strong> Sunday, February 26, 2017 4:30 AM
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\nSubject:<\/strong> [neurosemanticsofstuttering] Re: Update<\/p>\n

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To: neurosemanticsofstuttering@yahoogroups.com ”Hazel, I’m not sure if you know the answer to this but I thought I’d ask. How does the McGuire program actually prevent stuttering? Like does it do something with the vocal cords like relax them or push them apart? Or do they think stuttering is caused by the diaphragm malfunctioning, and it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blandat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/talakademin.nu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/talakademin.nu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/talakademin.nu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talakademin.nu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talakademin.nu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/talakademin.nu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1646\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/talakademin.nu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talakademin.nu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/talakademin.nu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}