Here in Scandinavia the first day is free (if you don't feel any progress they'll say you shouldnt continue either) You come in early morning on a thursday. They give you a brief introduction whereafter all the new people is asked to get up infront of everybody to talk a little about themselves. They do this to see how your stammer is so they can better work on it. If it's bad, you'll only end up saying your name, age and maybe something about your family. If it's going a little "too well" they'll ask you to read something up out loud or to make a phonecall to a hotel. They need to see where you fail. That is probably the last thing you're going to say for the next many hours. Your're sat down in rows facing a very experienced stammer who have been on this course many many times, and you're asked to breathe coastal - breath with your chest alone. You'll end up doing this pretty much for the rest of the day, with a few small exercises where you have to say your name to a new range of people (they switch you a lot to not become comfortable with the one you sit infront) This is basically where you'll be corrected on your new breathing and where you have to nail it down. By the very end of the night, all the new people are asked to stand up, take their time (resist pressure) use as much technique as they've learned, and state their name and phonenumber. It's a small thing, but it felt amazing to say without any blocks. But remember, you're not allowed to "speak" during the first day. No phonecall or anything to people you know. They don't want you to use your old tricks and way of speaking because it'll ruin what you're working on at the course. Second day you go out in the city with an older student. You're allowed to talk with this person and he/she is gonna take a 100 contacts (meaning he/she will have to talk to a 100 different people) in about 4-5 hours, you also need to grab dinner at this point. The point of this is showing you how to do it, because the next day it's gonna be you. The third day is where you learn some really good stuff that ties it all together. You learn to resist pressure, speak with a "singing voice" (emphasising words so you don't sound like a robot), keep eye contact (which you'll be a master at anyway at this point due to the previous two days) and all sorts of other great stuff. This is the day where you have to take a 100 contacts and this is the day where you have to stand up in public and give a short speech. The following day, the last is really only a wrap up. Chances are you're home pretty early on sunday. By the end of the second day I felt like I've already been there a week. Time is going so slow when all you do is staying active and conscious all the time. It's been almost 8 months since my first course and this recent one I was one (which was my second) I came out even stronger. You can't possibly pick up on everything the first time because there's so much, but you'll definitely feel like you're flying for the next weeks if not more. 15 out of 16 of us new students there got through the program. The one who didn't ended up leaving late thursday. They could see it wasn't working for him at all so he didn't have to pay. Anyway, I hope this was what you meant. If not, please ask again.