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Gerald Cottrell, Mid-State Technical College (retired)
6/5/2010 8:57:10 AM
When I was teaching (retired in 1999), I had a student that had a problem with stuttering. I asked him if he ever heard of Mel Tillis. He did and I reminded the student that Mel never stuttered when he sang a song. I asked the student to imagine he was singing the words he wanted to say. It worked to improve his problem, but required a considerable amount of concentration. I encouraged him to keep practicing the technique until it became second nature. I mentioned that a bad experience in the past could have triggered his problem. He replied his mother abandoned his family and felt it was the reason for his problem. I could relate to him as my mother died when I was 7 years old.
