Being the Listener (reactions, what to do, interrupting)
Should you interrupt when someone is stuttering?
NO
Yes!
Giggle with your friends about a person who stutters
DO IT OR DON'T DO IT
don't do it
Is it okay to stutter?
Yeah yeah
Possible answers: listen to the person, make eye contact, ask questions, respond to questions, not interrupt, give everyone time to share their voice
Does Emily Blunt (who plays Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins Returns) stutter?
Yes!
To give them enough time to finish their thought
DO IT OR DON'T DO IT
DOOOOOOO ITTTTTT
Do most people stutter when they sing?
No, most people do not stutter when they sing! Singing uses a different part of the brain than talking
What does a good listener do? (Say 3)
A. Give them time to speak
B. Don't make fun of them
C. Dont interrupt them
D. Make eye contact most of the time
- If 2 of your 3 picks were on the list then you get the points
Does Idina Menzel (who plays Elsa in Frozen) stutter?
No
Look away when someone is stuttering
DO IT OR DON'T DO IT!!!!??????
dont do it
Why do people stutter?
Because their brain is different
Should you repeat someone stutter's back to them if they stutter when talking to you?
No - this is similar to mimicking which isn't okay (Some people who aren't experienced with talking to someone who stutters might do this because they don't know what to do- They might not be trying to mimic
Name 1 golfer who stutters.
Possible answers: Tiger Woods, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Ken Venturi, Theo Litvak
Go to someone and say
"Dude, what was that about? Why did you say "th-th-th-th-that"
How many people in the world stutter (Guess has to be within 10,000)
(Over) 80 million
If the person who you are talking to stutters, should you:
- Walk away in silence
OR
-Encourage them to let the stutter out faster
Neither (You should give them time and not interrupt them)
Which actor plays Mufasa (The lion king) and Darth Vader? (Star wars)
James Earl Jones (He stutters)
Ask someone about their stuttering (You know what's coming...)
DO OR DON'T DO IT
Do it
Which one?
Prolongation