Hi \u00c5ke,<\/em> Jag har fr\u00e5gat Alan Badmington om lyckosam taltr\u00e4ning. Hur l\u00e5ng tid av tr\u00e4ning beh\u00f6vs det f\u00f6r en person som har stamning i sitt tal att bli normaltalande? Jag tycker det \u00e4r intressant med Alans svar som jag nu presenterar.<\/p>\n Mc Guire<\/em> Br\u00f6stkorgsandningens funktionella betydelse som Alan h\u00e4nvisar till h\u00e4r f\u00f6rv\u00e5nade mig f\u00f6rsta g\u00e5ngen jag hade tillf\u00e4lle att bekanta mig med den. Det skedde i Uppsala vid en McGuire-kurskurs n\u00e5gon g\u00e5ng efter \u00e5r 1995. Vid det tillf\u00e4llet hade jag ingen uppfattning om varf\u00f6r costal andning (= h\u00f6g andning; dvs br\u00f6stkorgsandning) skulle vara att f\u00f6redra framf\u00f6r den l\u00e5ga buk- och flankandningsteknik som jag sj\u00e4lv l\u00e4rde p\u00e5 60-talet under logopedutbildningen. Jag var mest fr\u00e5gande inf\u00f6r vad jag fick se. Och ganska l\u00e4nge d\u00e4refter. Men idag tror jag, att \u00a0McGuire har uppt\u00e4ckt och dragit nytta av att den som stammar – med denna teknik p\u00e5 ett bra och snabbt s\u00e4tt – f\u00e5r uppleva betydelsen av att en kraftig luftm\u00e4ngd p\u00e5 utandningen\u00a0pl\u00f6tsligt l\u00f6ser upp en ljudblockering. S\u00e5 fungerar det \u00a0\u00e5tminstone p\u00e5 mig sj\u00e4lv. \u00c4n idag.<\/p>\n Throughout those 4 days, I seized every opportunity to speak \u2013 chatting one-to-one with individuals; within small group environments; and\/or when addressing everyone.\u00a0 (I should mention that there were more than 100 McGuire graduates present in the conference room.)<\/em><\/p>\n Fr\u00e5n tidig morgon till sen kv\u00e4ll tr\u00e4nar deltagarna med varandra och i flera\/m\u00e5nga olika grupper. Under fyra dagar! Detta visar den intensiva taltr\u00e4ningens betydelse f\u00f6r framg\u00e5ng och snabbt resultat f\u00f6r deltagarna. En betydelsefull l\u00e4rdom fr\u00e5n McGuire, tycker jag.<\/p>\n On day 3 of the course, we ventured out onto the streets to approach (and speak with) total strangers.\u00a0 Thanks to the Edinburgh Masker (that I had worn for more than 20 years), I already possessed good interpersonal skills.\u00a0 As a result, I felt comfortable engaging in conversation with the 287 persons that I encountered during that unforgettable Saturday afternoon in Cardiff. I didn\u2019t deliberately set out to speak to any specific number of people \u2013 I simply found it so enjoyable that I conversed with everyone in sight.\u00a0 J<\/em><\/p>\n T\u00e4nk att det kan vara s\u00e5 kul att taltr\u00e4na! Men jag tror f\u00f6r min del att det mest beror p\u00e5 gruppdynamik. \u00c4r man 287 personer samtidigt ute p\u00e5 stan s\u00e5 blir det en ovanlig gemensam styrka som agerar i. Man v\u00e5gar i grupp g\u00f6ra n\u00e5got gemensamt! Ensam blir det inte lika sj\u00e4lvklart l\u00e4tt. D\u00e5 blir det i st\u00e4llet en naturlig p\u00e5frestning. Den kan vara l\u00e4tt att backa inf\u00f6r. Men l\u00e5t oss l\u00e4ra och dra positiv nytta av situationen!<\/p>\n During that 4-day course, I discovered that there was nothing organically wrong with my speech. Speaking became pleasurable and not the exhausting chore it had been for so many years.\u00a0 For the first time in my life, I enjoyed the physical act of speaking.<\/em><\/p>\n M\u00e5nga har genom tr\u00e4ning f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttrat sin muntliga framst\u00e4llning. Tr\u00e4ningsarbetet har d\u00e5 lett fram till en k\u00e4nsla av gl\u00e4dje. Det \u00e4r allts\u00e5 KUL med tr\u00e4ning i att tala b\u00e4ttre. S\u00e5 har man ocks\u00e5 upplevt taltr\u00e4ningen i TALAkademin under m\u00e5nga \u00e5r. V\u00e4l v\u00e4rt f\u00f6r alla att l\u00e4gga m\u00e4rke till.<\/p>\n When I returned home, I immediately set about dismantling the psychological framework that had supported my stutter for so many years. Although (in my eyes) I had achieved so much in my pre-McGuire days, my speech had always been so unreliable.\u00a0 It fluctuated from minute to minute; from person to person; from situation to situation. I never knew where, or when, lightning was going to strike. J But now, I was in control \u2013 it felt so exhilarating.<\/em><\/p>\n N\u00e4r man kommit p\u00e5 hur man skall tala med flyt, blir det roligare att arbeta vidare med taltr\u00e4ning. Ing\u00e5r man i en tr\u00e4ningsgrupp \u00e4r det optimalt. Man stimuleras av gruppens medlemmar. Delad gl\u00e4dje \u00e4r dubbel gl\u00e4dje. Genom internet \u00e4r det m\u00f6jligt att bilda m\u00e5nga olika tr\u00e4ningsgrupper genom SKYPE. Det vet redan engagerade medlemmar inom TALAkademin.<\/p>\n I devised an extensive programme of expansion that allowed me to challenge myself in a wide array of speaking situations. I knew that working on the mechanics of my speech had only limited value and that, if I wanted to enjoy permanent gains, I needed to change the belief system and narrow self-concept that had restricted my life for so many years.<\/em><\/p>\n Hur man t\u00e4nker om saker och ting inverkar p\u00e5 hur man talar. Hur g\u00f6r man om man k\u00e4nner att blir nerv\u00f6s i en talsituation? Man kanske v\u00e4ljer att h\u00e5lla tyst i st\u00e4llet f\u00f6r att tala. Av olika anledningar. Det h\u00e4r tar tid att komma till r\u00e4tta med i s\u00e5 fall. Man m\u00e5ste d\u00e5 tr\u00e4na sig i att byta attityd – fr\u00e5n negativ till positiv attityd. Oftast med ett parallellt analysarbete som tar mer tid \u00e4n man kan tro.<\/p>\n I wasn\u2019t satisfied with confining my newly-acquired speaking prowess to the safe, supportive, McGuire environment.\u00a0 I wanted to speak well (and sample the exhilaration and freedom) at ALL times.\u00a0 At first, it was disconcerting when I spoke because I had purposely blocked out the sound of my own voice for more than two decades. But, having discarded my mechanical crutch (the Edinburgh Masker), I liked what I heard and I haven\u2019t stopped talking since.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Nej, just det! Det g\u00e4ller att utvidga sin \u201dconfort zoon\u201d s\u00e5 snart som m\u00f6jligt. En betydelsefull hj\u00e4lp till detta har hos oss TALAkademins verksamhet under \u00e5rens lopp varit. Och s\u00e5 blir det \u00e4ven i forts\u00e4ttningen. NU n\u00e4rmast i G\u00f6teborg om en vecka, den 25 mars. Stamningsf\u00f6reningen V\u00e4stra G\u00f6taland arrangerar. Passa p\u00e5 att delta! Ring eller maila!<\/p>\n I used subsequent courses and support groups to gain further empowerment by seizing every opportunity to speak in front of others. I also joined several public speaking clubs and enrolled for various seminars\/workshops seemingly unrelated to stuttering. I just wanted to speak to anyone. This had the effect of reinforcing my belief that my recovery was not temporary or fragile (as had been the case on previous occasions when I had attempted other therapy\/approaches).<\/em><\/p>\n Det \u00e4r l\u00e4ttare att tala i vissa situationer. Likv\u00e4l vill man inte n\u00f6ja sig med detta. Man vill kunna tala i alla olika situationer. Och med vem som helst.<\/p>\n \u201dThis had the effect of reinforcing my belief that my recovery was not temporary or fragile (as had been the case on previous occasions when I had attempted other therapy\/approaches).<\/p>\n Det anses viktigt inom TALAkademin att man skall kunna forts\u00e4tta sin taltr\u00e4ning s\u00e5 l\u00e4nge som behov f\u00f6religger. Annars kommer man att snart konstatera, att taltr\u00e4ning i likhet med annan tillf\u00e4llig tr\u00e4ning \u00e4r \u00f6verg\u00e5ende. Det brukar m\u00e4rkas inom att intervall p\u00e5 tv\u00e5 m\u00e5nader.<\/p>\n Ake, ever since completing that initial McGuire course in 2000, I make a point of chatting with every Tom, Dick and Harry.\u00a0 I speak, and speak, and speak at EVERY opportunity \u2013 from first thing in the morning until last thing at night (including using the telephone).\u00a0\u00a0 My vocal cords are CONSTANTLY in operation. \u00a0I exercise them for MANY, MANY HOURS EVERY DAY \u2013 not because I have to \u2013 but because I now find the act of speaking such a joy.<\/em><\/p>\n 300 <\/strong>minutes of chatter per week equates to less than 43<\/strong> minutes per day. \u00a0\u00a0Wow! \u2013 that\u2019s nothing!\u00a0 It\u2019s a small price to pay if someone genuinely has a desire to become a more effective communicator.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nIt\u2019s good to hear from you again, young man. J \u00a0I\u2019m sorry it\u2019s taken a little while to respond to your email but I really have been busy of late (with child care duties and public speaking engagements). \u00a0I simply couldn\u2019t find sufficient time to sit down and give proper consideration to the question you posed.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAs you are well aware, the turning point in my life occurred when I attended a 4-day residential McGuire course in May 2000. The costal breathing virtually eliminated my blocking overnight, thereby allowing me to talk with incredible freedom and confidence. The physiological tools that I acquired made it so much easier to say\/pronounce the \u201cdifficult\u201d letters\/sounds that had caused me so many problems throughout my life.<\/em><\/p>\nFyra dagars kurs<\/h2>\n
Dag 3. Tr\u00e4ning och ha KUL!!<\/h2>\n
Inget organiskt fel – FUN to speak!<\/h2>\n
Gl\u00e4djen med talet under kontroll<\/h2>\n
Attitydf\u00f6r\u00e4ndring<\/h2>\n
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Tr\u00e4na p\u00e5 med friskt mod!<\/h2>\n
Viktigt att g\u00e5 p\u00e5 kursen<\/h2>\n
Den personliga attitydens betydelse<\/h2>\n