Stuttering Is Cool

 

 The power of positive experiences [21:42m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Episode 22: My stuttering comics, Plurk and how positive stuttering experiences play a key role in growing comfortable with your stutter. Remember, it’s only when you’re at ease when you begin to stutter less.

Links mentioned on today’s show:

• St-St-Stuttering is C-C-Cool comic
• Plurk
• My Plurk account

Here is the fist comic of a book I’m working on called St-St-Stuttering is C-C-Cool. I’ll be posting each comic as I complete them. Feel free to download, print out, etc. but not for profit (like selling copies– for that you will need to contact me first). I only ask that you keep everything intact including my name, websites, etc.

Please accept my apology

I’ve had A LOT of set backs in getting this comic up. Mostly due to the availability of a thin-tipped marker in the colours I needed.

I was eager to start posting my comics so I decided I’d upload this for the time being depite how disapponted I am with the outcome. I’ve done too many redraws that it’s starting to stifle creativity. So please excuse the über-amateur look of my comic. Once I find the perfect medium, I’ll redraw and repost it.

All because LetraSet decided to discontinue their Tria markers and replace them with, yucky, blotchy kinds.

Please accept another apology

St-St-Stuttering is C-C-Cool is about a stutterer growing into accepting his stutter. Coincidentally, the theme of my podcast! Through this comic, I also aim to show non-stuttering readers what it feels like to live with a stutter.

The last thing I want to do is offend any of my fellow stutterers so please keep in mind that I certainly do not aim to do this and I am approaching this subject with the sensitivity of a life-long stutterer. Because I am one!

I promise, quality of drawings will improve. I’m already done with my 2nd comic and it’s 1000 times better.

 

 The Internet is great for stutterers [18:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Episode 21

I talk about how I cheered up a fellow stutterer on the other side of the country thanks to the Internet, social media and the relatively low cost of computers, broadband, webcams, etc. In other words, Stuttering 2.0!

• RSS in Plain English
• Google Reader
• Netvibes
• Let’s be friends on Twitter, Plurk and Facebook!

 

 Stuttering Study [21:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On today’s episode, I participate in a study that will help stutterers!

Here it is!

The interview of me, Mark Blevis and Melinda Mason on CBC Radio One’s Sounds Like Canada. Mark produces Just One More Book with his wife, Andrea while Melinda produces My Marilyn, a podcast devoted to the legendary Marilyn Monroe.

Click this beautiful link to listen to the interview.

 

 Advice for high school [23:53m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Episode 19 - Today I play the first audio comment from a female listener! I offer some advice to high schoolers (I hope it’s good!) and I also talk about how nervous I was during the radio interview I had very recently.

 

 Monday [0:31m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Just a quick note to say my interview on CBC Radio One’s Sounds Like Canada has been moved to Monday!

You can listen to CBC Radio One online at cbc.ca/radio

 

 New number and I'm on the radio [3:34m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

To my utter horror… I lost my phone number! If I receive no calls to it within 30 days, someone else gets it See why you should send in audio? The new number is 1-206-984-3922. Ignore my message about SpudCast. There are other ways to send in audio if you don’t want to pay for a long distance telephone call. All the information is on the right==>

Also, I will be interviewed on CBC Radio One! This Friday Monday at 10:00 a.m. (eastern time/Toronto/New York) I’ll be intervieweed along with 2 fantastic podcasters, Mark Blevis and Melinda Mason. The show is called Sounds Like Canada and it’s a great one to check out. How do I feel? Am I nervous about stuttering on the radio? Find out on today’s episode 15b!

You can listen to CBC Radio One online at cbc.ca/radio

 

 Skype me [15:23m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

New fun features are coming to Stuttering is Cool which I talk about on today’s show. I also mention ever-so briefly Skype. A great tool for stutterers? If you use Skype, add me and let’s ch-ch-chat! My username on Skype is birba0 (that’s a zero at the end).

 

 Stuttering Stories #15 [19:55m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I’m really tired on today’s show. So tired that I identify it as show #16 instead of 15. But who’s counting, right? With lack of sleep comes lack of fluency. Or so I thought.

Links mentioned on today’s show:

Stuttering Is Cool Facebook group

How To Podcast tutorial

Podcasters Across Borders

2008 National Stuttering Association Annual Conference