| My name is Stephen Hill. I am thirty-two years of | | | | held in Birmingham. A couple of years ago one of |
| age and live in Birmingham, England. From the age | | | | my clients told me about a situation he had been |
| of four I unfortunately had a speech impediment | | | | involved in. He and his friends went to a bar one |
| known as stuttering. This impediment basically | | | | Saturday afternoon to have a few drinks. After a |
| ruined my life for eighteen years before I finally | | | | couple of pints he went up to the bar to order |
| managed to overcome the stutter. This article is | | | | himself a drink. Unfortunately he could not speak |
| all about stuttering or as some people call it | | | | all of the words fluently and the barman accused |
| stammering. | | | | him of being drunk and refused to serve him. He |
| Stammering or stuttering can have a dramatic | | | | tried to explain that he was not drunk but had a |
| effect on somebodys confidence and it certainly | | | | stutter, however the barman relpied, that's what |
| seemed to my crush mine. It made me accept | | | | they all say. |
| second best in life and stopped me living my life | | | | He returned to his friends who asked him where |
| as I wanted to. | | | | his drink was. He told them what had happened, |
| It is extremely difficult for a fluent person to | | | | this itself was very embarressing. |
| comprehend how hard it is to live your life with a | | | | This is a typical situation people who have a |
| speech impediment or stutter. | | | | stutter or stammer find themselves in. |
| I now run one to one speech courses which are | | | | |