Article about a stammerer inspired by Gareth

[carol]

Jun 16, 2012 23:27:32 GMT helpinghands said:

Another man inspired by Gareth

www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/bromley/9766242.Davor_speaks_out_after_winning_battle_with_stammer/?ref=nt

love H xx

Thanks H, he's one of many.
love carol xxx

[ann2526]

THANKS H . ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS STORY FOR THE MCQUIRE PROGRAMME .ALL BECAUSE OF GARETH

[helpinghands]

The little boy from the Lifeline Appeal

www.thisissussex.co.uk/East-Grinstead-boy-beat-stammer-appears-TV-Gareth/story-16425717-detail/story.html

love H xx

[carol]

Hi everyone, I hope you are all well today. Here is an article about a man with a stammer that sings, it has a Gareth mention in it too.
love carol xxx

www.express.co.uk/posts/view/346703/Stammer-won-t-stop-me-singing

[ann2526]

THANK YOU FOR THAT INTERESTING ARTICLE CAROL.

[carol]

Sept 18, 2012 19:49:01 GMT ann2526 said:

THANK YOU FOR THAT INTERESTING ARTICLE CAROL.

YOU ARE WELCOME ANN. ;D

HER IS AN INTERVIEW WHERE GARETH MENTIONS HIS STAMMER.


Pop Idol star Gareth Gates is still battling with his stammer despite taking on a role in an award-winning musical.

The singer, who shot to fame in 2002 when he was famously voted runner-up in the first series of Pop Idol, told Sky News he has to have a speech coach on set when doing interviews.

"It's an ongoing thing with my speech. I have ups and downs when I'm stressed or nervous about live interviews. I have someone there for me to do a warm-up," Gates told Sky's Eamonn Holmes.

"In theatre now I'm acting a lot more which is a great challenge for me."

The 28-year-old is starring in Legally Blonde The Musical alongside actress Jennifer Ellison.

Following three years at the Savoy Theatre, it has finished its West End run and is touring the UK.

Gates has performed in musicals before, including A Spoonful Of Stiles And Drewe, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Les Miserables.

Prior to his stage career he sold 3.5 million records in the UK alone, releasing three albums and four UK number 1 singles.

[carol]

This man was also inspired by Gareth's example.
love carol xxx


www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Michael-Conroy-overcame-stutter/story-18856782-detail/story.html#axzz2S4oNFacn

[ann2526]

ITS SO GOOD THAT SO MUCH POSITIVITY HAS BEEN INSPIRED BY GARETH AND HELPED SO VERY MANY PEOPLE.


THANK YOU CAROL AND H FOR ALL THE GREAT ARTICLES

[GPG MY IDOL]

Nice article thank you Carol

[helpinghands]

Another very positive article. Many thanks Carol

love H xx

[carol]

And here is Sarah, I think she was on that programme on BBC3 with Gareth last year.
love Carol xxx


How pop star Gareth helped Sarah achieve her dream job

Amy Smith
Thursday, October 3, 2013
9:49 AM


A south Norfolk woman has achieved her dream job of becoming a teacher after completing a radical speech therapy course with the help of pop star Gareth Gates.

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Sarah Webster, of Kirby Cane, near Beccles, has landed her dream job as an early years reception teacher at Worlingham Primary School – something she was told she would never be able to do because of her stammer.

Her journey started two years ago after joining the McGuire Programme, which helps people overcome a stammer, where she was selected to take part in a five-day intensive course in Birmingham led by Gates, which was filmed as part of the Stop My Stutter programme for BBC Three.

Prior to this the 27-year-old did everything she could to hide her stammer from the world and was turned down from teacher training courses because she was not in control of her speech.

She said: “I was a covert stammerer which means I did everything I could to avoid it.

“I used different avoidance tactics to hide my stammer by changing my name and used different words as a substitute.

“It got to the point where I couldn’t use the phone and I would say the signal is bad and hang up. I was told when I graduated by a teacher that I would never be able to become a teacher because of my stammer.”

Miss Webster said her world was turned around after meeting Gates, who with the help of his team worked with her to control her stammer.

She said: “I joined a support group in Norwich and found out they were looking for people to join the McGuire Programme. I didn’t really know what to expect but I thought I would give it a try. They stripped our speech back to the bare bones so we were speaking very mechanically.

“They made it clear that it was not about finding a cure but the end result is eloquence and control.

“I was then given a coach and I still speak to someone practically every day. I also do a 15 minute warm-up in the morning.”


The course gave Miss Webster the confidence she needed to reapply for a teacher training course and she was accepted by SCITT –School-centred Initial Teacher Training. Miss Webster said: “They supported me really well and gave me the right start to my teacher training and gave me a good mentor.

“I can’t believe that two years ago I was trying to get into teacher training and now I am trained and in my first year of teaching.

“I could never imagine that I would be where I am now.”

Miss Webster started teaching at the primary school last month and has a class of 30 children. She said: “Everyone has been really friendly and made me feel really welcome. It is such a great school.

“In the classroom with the children my speech is much stronger. Sometimes with the parents and in more stressful situations I need to use the techniques more, but if I keep going on courses I will gain more control. It’s still a work-in-progress but I feel a lot more confident and a lot happier taking on situations that before I never would have tackled.”

The Norwich University College of the Arts and Canterbury graduate said she still speaks to Gates and would one-day like to follow in his footsteps and become a speech coach.

She said: “It didn’t feel like I was working with someone famous because I knew he had been through the same thing and we had a lot in common.

“It has now become a two-way thing and he rings me before he has an interview so I can help him with his warm-up. It’s really nice that I can now support him too.”

Miss Webster hopes that by sharing her story she can inspire other people with a stammer to pursue their dreams and not give up at the first hurdle.

An information display on stuttering and stammering will be set up at Lowestoft Library in support of International Stuttering Day on October 22.John Thompson, of Oulton Broad, who suffers with a stammer and runs The East Suffolk and Norfolk Support Group for People who Stammer, will be running the display from October 19 with support from his group. On October 22 there will also be a representative from the Dominic Barker Trust and material from the British Stammering Association, among other groups.

[GPG MY IDOL]

Thanks Carol that was lovely to read, I often wonder how those student are doing, the finishing speeches were very moving from all the students but Sarah's always brought tears to my eyes. I am really happy that she has achieved what she wanted and become a teacher.
Love June x

[carol]

This young man has become a public speaker after being inspired by Gareth.
love Carol xxx


Meet the stammering teen who's now a public speaker - thanks to Gareth Gates course
Sep 20, 2014 20:23 By James McCarthy
Lloyd Cottrell, 16, has struggled with speech problems since a young age

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TMSStutter: Lloyd Cottrell has suffered with speech problems for years
This is the teenager who once stammered so badly he could barely say his name - now he speaks in public for fun.

Lloyd Cottrell, 16, told Wales Online he struggled with speech problems from an early age.

He said: “I would have to struggle through most sentences. It was hard to get my message across.

“There is no cure. A stammer is with you all your life. It is about controlling the stammer instead of letting it control you."

In a bid to solve his problem Lloyd took part in the McGuire Programme, once used by famous stuttering Pop Idol star Gareth Gates, which helps sufferers control their impediment with breathing techniques.

Lloyd said: “Before I could only get out two or three words without stammering. It was really bad. It has been a huge improvement for my confidence. It has just rocketed.”

TMSLloyd CottrellConfidence Boost: Lloyd Cottrell says he now speaks in public for fun after years of stammering problems
The teen, who lives in Rhiwderin, on the outskirts of Newport, has now joined speech making organisation Toastmasters and has made five already.

He said: “My first was about my experience with stammering and the McGuire programme. You can talk about anything at Toastmasters. I was nervous but I knew, that with control, I could speak eloquently.

“It is for anyone. It is a group of people, normally 20 or 30 in a room, you can make speeches with. It makes you more eloquent.

“Your first speech will focus on this, your second will focus on eye contact, your next could focus on body language, others you might improvise.”

Lloyd’s mum Sue called her boy’s battle to control his stammer 'a rollercoaster'.

“Like most stammerers he could hardly say his name,” education consultant Sue said. “At first I didn’t know much about it and I thought he just could not say ‘l’ because his name is Lloyd.

“But all stammerers have trouble with their names because it is so tied up with their identities. Which is why, when Lloyd answers the phone now, he always answers with his name.

“Lots of stammerers have facial contortions because of the struggle of trying to say something,” the 49-year-old said. “Young children can be quite unkind. But I have reflected on this over the years and the stammer has made Lloyd the person he is.”

*Sue has now written a book inspired by her son called Can I Tell You About Stammering? It is available from Jessica Kingsley Publishers, priced £8.99.



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[ann2526]

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE ARETICLES CARO; AND H. IT IS AMAZEING AND SO INSPIRATIONAL HUST HOW MANY PEOPLE GARETH HAS HELPLED SINCE POP IDOL REGARDING THIER STAMMER . GARETH ALWAYS SAID HE WANTED TO HELP OTHERS LITTLE DID HE KNOW THAT HIS FAME WOULD HELP SO VERY MANY PEOPLE IN THIS WAY.