postr/StutterFebruary 11, 2020

Is Acting And Voice Impersonation A Realistic Strategy For Stuttering?

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Is Acting And Voice Impersonation A Realistic Strategy For Stuttering? As everyone here knows, there are some actors who stutter but don't stutter when they act. Like Rowan Atkinson. There's something about acting that engages different parts of the brain and enables stutterers to talk with ease. Something to do with confidence and self esteem. Stutterers experience performance anxiety while talking. We view speech as a performance, and that's why we stutter. But when you act, you are approaching talking in an entirely different way. You are viewing it as a challenge....an art form. And you're having fun with it. Off late I've been wondering if this is a good nuclear option for stutterers to talk? There are some situations where you have to talk like a presentation or when you're meeting someone. So what if in those situations, you implemented this acting technique? Perhaps even put on a fancy fake accent and pretend to be a character? So that in the end, you'd get the talking done and get the messages across. Has anyone here gone down this route? Any advice? My main worry is that it'll come off sounding corny or weird. Or the other person might think '' Why are you talking like that? ''

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Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance

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Roles & PerformanceHiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution