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lungs, vocal cords, tongue, lips, teeth, brain
What are 5 "speech helpers" that help us make smooth, medium-talk that is easy & relaxed?
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Do it & get everyone to do it right!
What is easy, relaxed speech (medium talk)?
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Who is Tiger Woods
A famous golf pro who is also a person who stutters
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I-I-I
like-like-like or-or-or
In this sentence, what would a word repetition sound like (pick any word)?
"I like dogs but I really don't like cats or hamsters." |
More boys than girls (4 boys : 1 girl)
In a classroom, who is more likely to have bumpy speech?
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Larynx
What is a fancy name for your voicebox?
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Do it & get everyone to do it right!
What is a single-sound stretch?
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Who is Joe Biden
A famous Vice President (with President Obama) who is a person who stutters
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d-d-d-dogs
In this sentence, what would a sound repetition sound like (pick any word)?
"I like dogs but I really don't like cats or hamsters." |
70 million people in the world!
How many people in the world learn to use easy, relaxed speech to help their bumpy speech?
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about 400 times per second
How fast do your vocal folds touch every second if you are a child?
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Do it & get everyone to do it right!
What is a 1-2-3 stretch?
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Who is James Earl Jones
A famous actor who stutters that played Darth Vader and voice of Mufasa (in the Lion King).
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l....like
r....really h....hamsters
In this sentence, what would a prolongation sound like (pick any word)?
"I like dogs but I really don't like cats or hamsters." |
Singing, whispering, or talking to yourself when you're alone
When will you be super smooth (even if you have some bumpy speech)?
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uvula
What is the "thing in the back of your throat" called?
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Do it & get everyone to do it right!
What is a cancellation or easy redo?
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Who is Samuel L Jackson
A famous actor who stutters that played Nick Fury (Avengers, Capt America) and Frozone (Incredibles) and Mace Windu (Star Wars, Clone Wars)
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I/ I
d/ dogs c/ cats
In this sentence, what would a block sound like (pick any word)?
"I like dogs but I really don't like cats or hamsters." |
We were born that way and our brain might be a little different than other people.
Why does bumpy speech happen to us?
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Do it & get everyone to do it right!
What is a slide-out?
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Who is Shaquille O'Neal (Shaq)
A famous basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers)
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I like dogs but I really don't like kittens, hamsters, little cats...
If you know you will bump on a word, you might avoid it. What does that look like in this sentence when you know you will bump on "cats":
I like dogs but I really don't like ____. |
We might be smarter than many people and we usually have really big vocabularies!
What do we know about the brains of many people who have bumpy speech?
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