Yes, you can conquer that stutter and this book will help you do it |
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A Message from the Author, Dan Watson
Hi,
and welcome to my book "Conquer Your Stutter!". Let's
start with some simple questions:
Why have you come to this site? What are you looking for?
What are you after? You're here because of a stutter! And you're
wanting Yes? Then
here's some good news.
"Conquer Your Stutter!" CAN help you, as it has
already helped many others in your situation. Follow this book and you CAN make real progress. You
CAN loosen the grip of that stutter. You CAN
regain your confidence. You CAN make real strides into
speech fluency. In many cases you CAN even conquer that
stutter. "Oh yes?" Now
I expect at this stage you're reacting as I used to - "Oh
yes? - quit joking! I'm stuck with a stutter and that's
the way things are". I
hear you - but don't walk away just yet. Give yourself -
and this book - a chance. Not
so long ago, I was there too. I
was in my mid-twenties, single, fairly normal, fairly
hard-working, brilliant surfing dude etc etc!
But
I had a stutter. It
had started in my mid-teens when
I transferred to a large, academic High School where everybody
seemed to score 95% in every exam they took! Basically, I was
out of my depth, and became more and more stressed. I started to
pick up a bit of a stutter, which got progressively worse. Over
the months my self-esteem plummeted from okay to zero. I started
to avoid social situations like the plague, until I eventually
became a bit of a social outcast - confined to watching tv for
hours on end! Trying to get the words out felt like someone was strangling me - I automatically tensed up, tried to "push" the words out and plunged further into the speaking abyss. Conversations rapidly changed from something I enjoyed to something I hated intensely – to be got through as quickly as possible. Perhaps you know what I mean? Then
I started to get angry!
Why should my life be ruined by this stuttering? Why was it
happening anyway? What situations triggered it? And most of all,
what – if anything – could be done about it? I
got into studying the whole question of stuttering. It took
time, effort and money. The results were interesting, to say the
least. Much
of what I found was just too complicated and technical, written
by “experts” who were great on all the theory - but often
hopeless when it came to telling me how to conquer my stutter in
practice. Other stuff was too simple, even patronising ...
“just spit it out”, “just slow down” … thanks a
million –
just what I needed to hear! But
in the midst of it all, there was
useful information. I started to understand some key points of
the stuttering problem – those points which I saw cropping up
again and again wherever stuttering is being tackled. There were
some real answers, and I started putting these answers into
practice in my daily life. Frankly,
sometimes I made progress, but sometimes it all seemed a cruel
waste of time. But, as days became weeks, and weeks became
months, my speech did steadily improve – even I could see
that! I gradually became more confident, practising my new, more
fluent speech in progressively harder and harder situations,
until smooth fluent speech became a habit. The
main difficulty I found in my research was sifting through all
the information. There is so much out there on stuttering, that
it took me ages to decide what was useful and what wasn’t.
Usually I could only decide this by experience, by trial and
error – and that process took time, effort and cash!
What
I needed more than anything was a clear, simple, thorough set of
guidelines to follow. So
I came to a decision. After my speech had improved I would write
my own “stuttering guide” for fellow sufferers. It would be
as non-technical as possible, and as honest as possible. It
would show clearly what steps are necessary for someone to
conquer their stutter. It would leave out the non-essentials and
concentrate on what really matters. It would be friendly and
encouraging. It would be based on my own experience. And
here is that Guide. It has been written to help my fellow
stutterers – people just like you. "Real answers, which work!..." You're fed up with stuttering, yes? Then do yourself a favor and let this book help you! Right
now, you can stop surfing round looking for answers: here
are answers, real answers, which work! Right now, you can stop giving in to that stutter and get cracking on loosening its grip over you. This
book is bulging with help, hope, advice, instruction,
encouragement and support - and with good reason! Because
what it teaches WORKS! A "gold mine" for any stutterer No matter what other therapy you may be having already, this book will give you valuable extra help in the slam-your-stutter fight. Perhaps you've given up on treatment, or have never bothered with any. Again, no matter. Quite
simply "Conquer Your Stutter!" is effective - and
worth every cent. I
found them, tested them, improved them - and conquered with
them. Here they are for you. Just take them, do them - and
watch what happens to that stutter!
Introduction
- A Few Words about the Author
I
know what it's like. I've found real answers. So let's go for
it! 1
Getting to Grips with … the PROBLEM and its BACKGROUND Who
suffers,
and why, and so what for your life? What can be
done about it? 2
Getting to Grips with … the BASICS Why
does having the right attitude matter so much in tackling
your stutter? What benefits does this bring? 3
Getting to Grips with … the MENTAL SIDE Developing
your "Action Plan" – what to do
and to avoid in tackling your stutter. Plan what
you are doing, where you are going, and how you
are getting there. 4
Getting to Grips with … RELAXATION Easy-to-follow
physical exercises to
reduce tension levels in your body and hence in your speech.
A waste of time? No! – you’ll be surprised at the
difference these make. 5
Getting to Grips with …the PHYSICAL TECHNIQUES Mouth
/ Breathing / The "Golden Secret" / Key Words. Put these speech techniques into practise in the context of the
Guide’s teaching – and make real slam-that-stutter progress.
Fact.
6
Getting to Grips with … further PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS More
practical tips to help you along the way – speed, volume,
practise, etc. 7
Getting to Grips with … some TECHNICAL STUFF A more technical chapter. Such information is of interest to some, but is not essential knowledge in the "stutter-struggle". This
Guide concentrates unashamedly on what is essential for
any stutterer to make progress - effective, practical techniques
that produce speech fluency in everyday life. 8
Getting to Grips with … SPECIFIC SITUATIONS Examples
of actual places and occasions – like the phone, the
drive-thru, an interview. The Guide's teaching is applied in
everyday situations – when you are faced with real people and
with the need for real, fluent speech … 9
Getting to Grips with … HOW OTHERS CAN HELP YOU The
role of family and friends – positively, and negatively! Those
around you, at home, college or work, all play their part, for
better or for worse, often without realising it. How can they
best help? 10
Getting to Grips with … PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER A
helpful summary of all the main points covered, showing how it
all "hangs together". You are left with a
comprehensive, effective programme for tackling – and
conquering - your stutter.
OK, so that's what "Conquer Your Stutter!" is all about. Let's
get on to answering some common questions. Q:
"Are you claiming that if I apply the contents of this book
I will experience real progress with my stutter?" A: Yes I am. I know, from my own experience and from the experience of many others, that the book's methods produce genuine improvement in the problem of stuttering - and this is at the very least. For
some, their stutters have been "seen off" completely
by these methods. I have come across nobody whose stutter
has not been significantly helped by putting into practice what
this book explains. Q:
"When can I expect to see some sort of improvement in my
stutter if I follow your book?" A: The fairest answer I can give to that is - the timescale will vary depending on your circumstances. Don't buy the book if you are expecting to wake up tomorrow being stutter-free - the book is honest enough and realistic enough not to offer that. However,
the central speech techniques of the book are simple, and
I am confident you can be seeing real progress within days,
followed by continuing improvement thereafter. Q:
"How do I know this is not just another con-trick?" A: At this stage, you don't! Trust me - just try it and see. Am I really just making all this up??!! Does a con-merchant offer a 12-month full-refund guarantee?? It is a simple fact that so far not one buyer of the book has
asked for a refund. I reckon that shows we're not in the
realm of con-tricks here! Q:
"If this book is so good- why don't you charge hundreds of
dollars for it??" A: Fair point! - it's worth 10 times the purchase price and more, and you can pay me that if you want! But the fact is I have no wish to "make a stack" from my fellow-stutterers - I just want to get this information out to as many folk as I can. After
a lot of hassle with my own stutter I've pulled together here
the answers I found worked best for me. Here they are for you,
"on-a- plate", at a give-away price, with a 12-month
guarantee. Can't be bad! In
short, in buying it you have precisely NOTHING TO LOSE,
and every chance of a GREAT DEAL TO GAIN!
INSTANT DOWNLOAD FORMAT to your pc, $24.95
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