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Words Are Wings® Stuttering Solutions is for stutterers whose quality of life is intact by actively adhering to a particular fluency-shaping program or methodology looking to fine-tune their existing fluency-shaping techniques or perhaps add an additional technique to their existing fluency toolbox. The client’s overall speech mechanics are sound yet perhaps in need of a little fine-tuning (just like a motor that runs yet could use a little tune-up.)
Words Are Wings® Stuttering Solutions is also for stutterers who stutter openly and proudly, are comfortable with how their speech mechanics are presently functioning yet may still be looking for a technique to have at their disposal during those more difficult stuttering episodes (just in case.)
Each hour-long Words Are Wings® Stuttering Solutions session is $100 per hour. This includes customized practice regimens and tools re: the target technique as well as communication with me between sessions if you want to make sure you’re practicing correctly or have any questions about the target technique. It is encouraged that clients reach out with any questions or concerns so that their practice between formal sessions in done correctly.
A target technique may include any of the following:
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Diaphragmatic breathing
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Passive airflow
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Speech initiation
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Coordination of breathing and speech initiation
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Connected speech
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Light articulatory contact
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Easy onsets
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Sustained airflow during speech
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Speaking volume
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Speaking softness
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Speaking velocity
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Optimizing external device usage
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Other
These are the components of our speech mechanics as speakers, whether a stutterer or non-stutterer, that must work together in order to produce fluent, intelligible speech. They address the mechanics of speech which are faulty and subsequently become interrupted in the voices of stutterers. This is evidenced by the answer to the following question:
is it that you, as a stutterer, don’t know what it is you want to say, or, do you know exactly what you want to say but
physically/mechanically cannot say it at the precise moment in time that you want to?
Daily proactivity and practice compliance are paramount between sessions to increase success probability and sustain gains.
Typically…one technique is targeted in a Words Are Wings® Stuttering Solutions Short-term approach hence why the process is session by session as this approach is for clients who should need a long duration of therapy.
For certain clients, it may be determined that more than one target technique is needed. Should a second technique be needed to compliment the stutterer’s initial target goal a session-by-session approach could still be warranted; however, if it is determined that more than one or two techniques are needed then the Words Are Wings® Fluency Flier Academy Long-term, comprehensive approach would be recommended as needing multiple techniques indicates the need to break things down and rebuild from the ground-up in terms of the client’s speech mechanics. Like an athlete or a musician who didn’t learn the proper mechanics or theory early-on, their habits need to be unlearned so that the proper training occur which increase the likelihood of better performance and results.
If you’re a stutterer interested in Words Are Wings® Stuttering Solutions short-term, session by session approach please contact me today via any of the following:
Call or Text: 917-887-4716 (AZ MST) 10:00am – 6:00pm
Email: micelispeech@gmail.com
(As I answer all correspondences personally, kindly allow one to two business days for a response.)
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Words Are Wings® Fluency Flier Academy (long-term, comprehensive approach) is for stutterers whose quality of life has become impacted and even unmanageable due to constant stuttering looking to relearn how to speak from the ground-up. There is an acknowledgment that past and present efforts to speak fluently have been, and are, unsuccessful and that a change is subsequently needed. This realization and acknowledgment are important because without it a year of time devoted to learning how to control your stuttering and speak fluently will seem like decades…when in truth many years (and perhaps decades) have already been controlled by not just stuttering but also the fear of stuttering.
Words Are Wings® Fluency Flier Academy (long-term, comprehensive approach) is a commitment to relearning how to speak correctly by a total breaking down and relearning of the speech mechanism and mechanics. Presently unsuccessful stuttering will be unlearned and replaced with functional baseline speech mechanics followed by learned, practiced, and honed fluency-shaping techniques that become the new way of speaking over time (approximately one year.)
The year-long Words Are Wings® Fluency Flier Academy is $5,000. This includes weekly sessions (with several breaks during the year), enrollment into the academy, customized practice regimens and tools, communication with me throughout the program duration to ensure you’re practicing correctly, and troubleshooting whatever may be confusing or challenging. Sustained practice compliance is paramount to increase success probability as relearning to speak fluently by controlling your stuttering takes time and dedication.
As the cost is significant the following perspective is recommended: you’re not only addressing your stuttering over the next year but your quality of life for the rest of your life by learning how to control you’re stuttering and subsequently speak fluently (think of all the experiences you’ve had over the years that have been influenced and/or impacted by stuttering; wouldn’t it be amazing to turn all of those experiences into memorable ones for all the right reasons, most notably, because you spoke fluently?)
Words Are Wings® Fluency Flier Academy targets all of the following core speech mechanic variables into every client’s year-long program:
- Diaphragmatic breathing
- Passive airflow
- Speech initiation
- Coordination of breathing and speech initiation
- Connected speech
- Light articulatory contact
- Easy onsets
- Sustained airflow during speech
- Speaking volume
- Speaking softness
- Speaking velocity
- Optimizing external device usage
These are the components of our speech mechanics as speakers, whether a stutterer or non-stutterer, that must work together in order to produce fluent, intelligible speech. They address the mechanics of speech which are faulty and subsequently become interrupted in the voices of stutterers. This is evidenced by the answer to the following question: is it that you, as a stutterer, don’t know what it is you want to say, or, do you know exactly what you want to say but physically/mechanically cannot say it at the precise moment in time that you want to?
Daily proactivity and practice compliance are paramount between sessions to increase success probability and sustain gains long-term.
If you’re a stutterer interested in Words Are Wings® Fluency Flier Academy long-term, comprehensive approach (approximately one year) please contact me today via any of the following:
Call or Text: 917-887-4716 (AZ MST) 10:00am – 6:00pm
Email: micelispeech@gmail.com(As I answer all correspondences personally, kindly allow one to two business days for a response.)
IMPORTANT: If you are a stutterer considering self-harm, please call 911 immediately or send a text to the following: https://www.crisistextline.org/topics/self-harm/
The American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Scope of Practice in Speech-Language Pathology states:
Counseling
“SLPs counsel by providing education, guidance, and support. Individuals, their families and their caregivers are counseled regarding acceptance, adaptation, and decision making about communication, feeding and swallowing, and related disorders. The role of the SLP in the counseling process includes interactions related to emotional reactions, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that result from living with the communication disorder, feeding and swallowing disorder, or related disorders.” https://www.asha.org/policy/sp2016-00343/The general population (regardless of location, dialect, grammatical correctness or pronunciation) shares one thing in common: the speed at which everyone speaks. Americans speak so quickly that even non-stutterers who are subjectively viewed as “slow(er) speakers” often inadvertently cause frustration or even exacerbation to listeners who wish the person who is speaking slower would just speed-up and get on with whatever it is they’re trying
to say.
To use the analogy of driving: it’s as if the general population speaks at 100 mph because they can, and, they do so without acknowledgement (let alone patience and/or empathy) of those who need to speak at the speed limit, for example, at 55, 65 or even 75 mph. This dynamic can pose a problem for people like us, as stutterers, who often benefit from speaking slower (at least some of the time.)If you are frustrated by your experiences in society (a.k.a. the general population) as a stutterer and would like to begin counseling please contact me today. Your frustration(s) re: your speaking difficulty will be acknowledged, and together over time we will strive for functional reassessment of your particular speaking challenge(s) due to stuttering from an updated perspective, and then determine how you, as a stutterer, can find renewal and purpose in terms of living, working, and speaking amongst the general population.
This distinction is important because we, as stutterers, objectively speaking are not representative of the general population in terms of verbal communication; we often have anticipatory anxiety, fear, worry, concern, and recurring frustration and embarrassment that the general population simply does not experience on a day-to-day basis if at all regarding speaking (I am not saying all stutterers experience these variables but many of us do on a daily basis tovarying degrees.)
If you’re a stutterer feeling alone or isolated, frustrated by the laughter and mockery that society often shows you as a stutterer, or actively working on your fluency but the work still hasn’t yielded the desired or targeted success(es)…you can reach out and we can talk about it. As stutterers, we sometimes need or want to speak with someone to truly understands what we’re going through; a fellow stutterer who is also a speech-language pathologist is a good place to start, and a recommendation for more in-depth counseling, e.g., with a licensed mental health professional, will be proffered if the scope of concern begins to transitionbeyond stuttering.
As a speech-language pathologist (SLP) with a certificate of clinical competence from ASHA (CCC-SLP) who is also a stutterer I bring experience, perspective, knowledge, and empathy from both sides of the table.
Words Are Wings® Stuttering-Based Counseling Services are $100 per hour.
If you’re a stutterer interested in Words Are Wings® Stuttering-Based Counseling Services, please contact me today using any of the following:
Call or Text: 917-887-4716 (AZ MST) 10:00am – 6:00pm
Email: micelispeech@gmail.com
(As I answer all correspondences personally, kindly allow one to two business days for a response.)
Affirmations, if written correctly and repeated daily multiple times per day for at least one month (some say 21 days, some say longer than a month; it all depends on how much transitioning is required and we as stutterers often have a lot of suboptimal self-talk that needs transitioning) can reportedly change neural pathways in the brain.
Words Are Wings® offers personalized affirmations for stutterers. Whether you’re a stutterer who stutters openly or adheres to a fluency- shaping regimen, personalized affirmations can, over time and when combined with manifestation work and focus, transition a stutterer’s view of myriad variables such as but not limited to:
- Worrying about our stuttering and/or an inability to speak fluently when desired or needed
- Worrying about how a potential listener will respond
- Anticipatory stress about a forthcoming speaking situation
- Self-worth within the context of being a stutterer
- Compliance resistance towards practicing a particular fluency-technique or program
- Frustration from living and working in a society that generally mocks stuttering more often
than it takes stuttering seriously
- Feelings of isolation and/or an antisocial lifestyle because of the fear of stutteringThrough the power of properly written, repeatedly recited affirmations the neural pathways of the brain can be rewired over time so that variables such as but not limited to the above-cited points begin to present as being more manageable to us as stutterers. While society’s view of stuttering may still take a while to change (perhaps even a long while) due to decades of being told that laughing at stuttering, or any sort of disruption in fluency for that matter, is acceptable…our view of the daily struggles we experience as stutterers that result from society’s insensitivity can be transitioned from fear to possibility, from hopelessness to hopefulness, and from failure to success.
Words Are Wings® Personal Affirmations Services are $100 per hour. This includes lamination (if needed), sizing, strategic placement in the home and/or car, a schedule of when to say the affirmations aloud and/or silently to yourself, wording of each affirmation in your own voice (e.g., using words that you would say when speaking to yourself), and how to say each affirmation so that your subconscious mind believes what you're saying.
If you would like personalized affirmations written specifically for you and your stuttering concerns, please contact me via any of the following:
Call or Text: 917-887-4716 (AZ MST) 10:00am – 6:00pm
Email: micelispeech@gmail.com
(As I answer all correspondences personally, kindly allow one to two business days for a response.)
We now live in a digital age where texting, posting, instant messaging and emailing are the preferred communicative methodology for both social and professional contexts. There are still certain situations in life, however, where we have to be able to sell ourselves face-to-face with our voices whether in-person or on a screen with a webcam. Interviews are good examples of such face-to-face situations and also sources of anticipatory stress and worry for non-stutterers – which means we as stutterers (including those who may only stutter or experience dysfluency during an interview) can have that stress and worry multiplied to the umpteenth degree.
Words Are Wings® Interview Introspection and Preparation is $100 per hour and offers assistance for the following respective populations:
- High School students preparing for college admission interviews
- College students preparing for graduate school interviews or their first round of job interviews
- Professionals looking for another job
- Athletes (all college levels and professional), actors, musicians and/or politicians looking to improve their public speaking skills during an interview
(NOTE: Words Are Wings® Interview Introspection and Preparation is not affiliated with nor endorses any political party.)
An interview is an opportunity to demonstrate why you should be chosen. Discussing your stuttering as well as the positive attributes you have developed because you’re a stutterer (e.g., from empathy to tolerance, patience to open-mindedness and strength to leadership) can be the reason you distinctly stand out and why you should be chosen despite whatever speaking challenges you may have as a stutterer regardless of whether you stutter during the interview (remember: you’ll probably be the onlystutterer interviewed.)
Words Are Wings® Interview Introspection and Preparation offers assistance in the following areas:
- Establishing and maintaining eye contact
- Optimizing speaking rate, volume, tone of voice, and melodic inflection
- Topic maintenance (a.k.a. answering the question that was asked or remaining on a topic that was presented)
- Posture and sitting position
- Facial expressions and body language when speaking and when listening
- Stuttering-based counseling services to help transition any fear(s) about your stuttering to acceptance and tolerance, and view your stuttering as something that equips you with distinctly positive qualities and attributes
- Identifying specific points of an interview (e.g., saying your name or certain words) that may be particularly worrisome and reviewing strategies to make it through those moments
- Reviewing techniques for stutterers using a fluency shaping program (whether you’re a Words Are Wings®Stuttering Solutions & Fluency Flier Academy
client or not)
- Roleplaying the interview to see how the reviewed strategies fit with each particular stutterer
- Implementing various Words Are Wings® Stuttering Solutions specifically for the upcoming interview
If you are interested in Words Are Wings® Interview Introspection and Preparation, please contact me today using any of the following:
Call or Text: 917-887-4716 (AZ MST) 10:00am – 6:00pm
Email: micelispeech@gmail.com
(As I answer all correspondences personally, kindly allow one to two business days for a response.)
A college admissions essay or professional resume is the reason you are selected for an interview. Before distinguishing yourself in a face-to-face speaking situation you must firstly distinguish yourself via the written word detailing your skill set, unique qualities and/or
defining story.
Stuttering, despite its all-too-real challenges to our speech, can be presented to show positive qualities and/or attributes in a college admissions essay or on a resume. And let’s be honest: we would not be who we are if we weren’t stutterers, and as only one to two percent of the world’s population is reportedly a stutterer…you are absolutely distinctive because you’re a stutterer.
It may be difficult to believe at first (maybe not) but stuttering develops qualities such as but not limited to: strength, endurance, persistence, and empathy. It also develops leadership because stutterers know that everyone’s voice deserves to be heard and that the content of what someone says has nothing to do with whether or not they stutter when speaking.
Like anything in life, how you present yourself within the context of being a stutterer automatically distinguishes you because chances are not many resumes will contain the subject or even the mention of stuttering.
Words Are Wings® College Admissions Essay and Professional Resume Revamp is $100 per hour and offers assistance in the following areas:
- Positioning and citing stuttering positively to denote individuality and distinctiveness
- Articulating how stuttering has positively contributed to who you are and what you would bring if selected to a school or for a job
- Proofreading to ensure correct grammar, spellingand wording are consistent
- Optimizing wording so that the written words sound like you (in your own voice)
- Optimizing order and layout of content or job history
- Making sure any specifically asked questions by the school/employer are directly answered
- Removing unnecessary components (as longer does not mean better)
Before your spoken words and voice can distinguish you during an interview your written words (written in your own voice) must firstly distinguish you so that you can be selected for that interview.
In the digital age of accepted word abbreviations (e.g., CU L8R, LOL, BTW, ICYMI, AFAIK, LMK,NVM, BRB, FTFY, and TL;DR are such examples) grammatically correct sentences and spelling are voluntarily being abandoned.
College admissions essays and professional resumes still require grammatically correct self-expression and representation, and Words Are Wings® College Admissions Essay and Professional Resume Revamp understands the written word is just as important as the spoken word (arguably, how someone writes is a mirror-image of how they speak…and vice-versa) and supports you as a stutterer in your quest to better your life by applying to college or anew job.
Words Are Wings® means all words whether spoken or written.
If you are interested in Words Are Wings® College Admissions Essay and Professional Resume Revamp services, please contact me today using any of the following:
Call or Text: 917-887-4716 (AZ MST) 10:00am – 6:00pm
Email: micelispeech@gmail.com
(As I answer all correspondences personally, kindly allow one to two business days for a response.)