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18 FEB

Meeting Keith : The Pune Odyssey

After a lot of yes and no… I and Santosh, finally planned our trip to Pune to meet Keith Boss. Sceptic about getting leaves from the workplace, Santosh suggested a very good way to do so – Just tell the boss frankly that we are going to work on our stammer. It really worked wonders! […]

15 FEB

K-K-Keith in Pune

Please find below the schedule for Keith’s Pune Visit: 16th Feb 2009 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Awareness session on stammering covering: what is stammering?, Causes and Cure? Role of parents, teachers and society in general. 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. – Question Answer session. 17th Feb 2009 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. – […]

What is Self Help?

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Since there is no medical cure and available therapy almost always ends in relapse and self-blame, it makes sense to develop problem solving skills on our own: you would surely learn to fix running repairs if you are going on a world tour, instead of carrying your mechanic with you. It is all the more useful since it is practiced in a group. You develop social and communication skills, instead of chasing fluency alone. TISA promotes four core techniques: Bouncing, Prolongation, Pausing and Voluntary stammering. In addition, we share and practice many more skills/ approaches: listening, Body language, team skills, leadership, self-assertion, peer counseling- above all being a member of a vibrant community, through fair give and take.