How We Talk
Types of Stuttering
Famous People Who Stutter
Tips for People Who Stutter
Facts About Stuttering
100
We use our tongue, lips, and jaw to talk
True
100
A repetition is when you hold on to a speech sound for too long.
False.
100
James Earl Jones (Darth Vader, Mufasa) is a person who stutters.
True
100
Talking slowly helps you speak more fluently.
True
100
Trying to hide your stuttering by avoiding words and avoiding talking makes you speak more fluently.
False
200
We use our lungs to talk
True
200
A prolongation is when you hold on to a speech sound.
True
200
Bruce Willis ("The Kid") is a person who stutters.
True
200
Pausing between sentences or thoughts helps you to speak more fluently.
True
200
When speaking to yourself or singing, you do not stutter.
True
300
We wiggle our ears when we talk.
False
300
A block is when no sound will come out.
True
300
The actor who plays Mr. Bean is a person who stutters.
True
300
Looking away from the person helps you speak more fluently.
False
300
In speech therapy, you will learn control your stuttering at all times and be cured of stuttering.
False
400
Our vocal cords vibrate when we talk.
True
400
Interjections (um, and then) are not a form of disfluency.
False
400
Steve Urkel is a person who stutters.
False
400
Loosening the muscles in your mouth, jaw, and throat helps you speak more fluently.
True
400
Stuttering tends to run in families (other people in the family stutter).
True
500
Our brain controls the movement of our vocal cords.
True
500
Revising (stopping and starting over again) is a type of disfluency.
True
500
Moses is believed to be a person who stutters.
True
500
Speaking loudly and quickly helps you to speak more fluently.
False
500
If you stutter, you can not be president.
FALSE!!
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