Just to let you know, in case you're interested in having a listen, I was on a radio program yesterday, about stuttering.
My friend Carly put it together, and did a really great job of it.
You can listen or read the transcript.
Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)
Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)
21 comments:
Great interview Ben.
The only thing I think you could have done better - from a PR point of view - was to fit a plug in there for your blog.
I am going to assume that you did that and that the ABC cut it out because they perceived it as an advert...
But seriously, amazingly insightful stuff. I look forward to listening to it at home so that I can hear the music bits.
Thanks mate. Actually, Carly did ask about the blog, but I kinda said I didn't particularly want to talk about it.. I'm not really sure why, but it felt a bit like, the interview was really exposing, plus my blog is pretty exposing too, and being a private person, there was only so much exposure of my dirty laundry I could handle at once!
That was great to listen to. Well done. Have you recorded up any of your songs?
Thanks, Simone.
I've had lots of stop/start half-done recording things with different people, but I don't have a lot of finished product to show for it. Frustrating. I'd love to, though. I often fantasise about the drummer, bass player, pianist and lead guitarist I'd recruit.
So comprehensive, and thought out. Can I ask what sort of treatment you had as a child or teenager and where you had it?
One of the elders here stutters, quite significantly sometimes. He is in his 60s. He had been told by his mother never to answer the phone or speak in public. Now he leads services, normally without a hiccup.
That was amazing Ben. Thanks so much for sharing that.
I really enjoyed it, Ben. And check out Carly's radio voice! I wouldn't have picked it as her during the 'announcey' bits.
Helen- I had a few different treatments during childhood and my teenage years. Mostly involving the technique called 'smooth speech'.
Georgina- Thanks for the encouragement, I really appreciate that.
Stuart- Thanks mate. Yeah, I know, I was as surprised by Carly's radio voice as I was by Andrew's!
I saw this interview Ben and it was very encoraging and enlightening. I saw you tonight at church and was going to chat with you, but you disappeared before I had a chance :D I hope you're well.
Wow Ben - thanks for sharing that here. Since I don't know you 'irl' and probably won't ever meet you because I live in the US, it was really great to get to hear your voice.
I really admire how much effort you have put into working thru your stutter. And I can see how this blog is a way for you to express yourself with a little more ease and less anxiety than when you are speaking.
And I really love your music. Hope someday I can buy a CD to listen to in my car!
Merry Christmas!
Giraffe- thanks mate. yeah had to slip off to get home. Glad you got to hear it.
Lu- thanks so much, that is such a lovely comment. I'm surprised you were ale to listen to it- the wonders of the internet. The way you describe my blog is spot on- that's exactly how it feels.
Hope you had a great Christmas too.
:D No worries, Mr M. I linked your blog and the stuttering interview on my blog. God bless.
Hey Ben,
Finally listened to this today - Jen had heard it 'live' on the radio.
Very impressive.
Ben....it was amazing to listen to you in the interview and your music is just beautiful. To do a radio interview must have taken a lot of courage and I think it was great!!
Ben, thanks for sharing this link. It was lovely to hear you. Now we just need a bit of video... :o) I'd love to hear an entire song some time. My thoughts were running right along the same lines as Lu's.
I got a new piece of egg poaching equipment for Christmas. Just wait till you see it! My computer's not working too well right now, so I don't have the equipment to blog about it yet, but soon.
Mate - that was sensational. It was great to hear your voice. Thanks for linking.
When does this "break" end? I miss my daily dose of observational cynicism.
Thanks a lot everyone, for your kind words:)
Hi Ben, that was certainly an interesting insight into the world of someone with a stutter.
I'm curious about a few things:
1) Since I haven't met you IRL and have only heard you on this interview, did you have a cold at the time or is what I perceived as nasal stuffiness part of your normal voice?
2) You seem to have most difficulties with S, T and combinations of the two which I found interesting in comparison with Laurie O'Donoghue who said that he had difficulties with R. Are there particular sounds/letters with which people with a stutter are more likely to have difficulties than others?
Hi Laetitia-
Those are probing questions! Um, let's see..
1) yeah, I had a cold
2) Yes, most stutterers have certain sounds they find particularly difficult, though the letters are prone to change. For me, it's the letters I need to say for the questions you get asked all the time. So 'B' is really hard because if I get asked my name, I'll need to say it quick to avoid feeling stupid. And the same with the name of my company, etc etc.
Thanks for listening to the thing.
That explains the other lady's comment about being asked one's name. Funny - those of us who don't suffer this would naturally tend to assume that the letters you use the most (such as one's name) would be the easiest - at least I would have.
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