February 23, 2010
- The Frustration of Stuttering
Will the real Steve Hill please stand up? What do I mean? You may be thinking. Well I will become a politician here by answering the question with a question. (…)
December 9, 2009
- Having The Confidence To Socialise
Socialising was never one of strongest points and I will even admit to fearing it on many occasions. (…)
June 7, 2009
- Free Confidence Course
I am pleased to announce that the changes to my gain confidence website have now been completed and that people can now sign up for a free mini five day confidence course. (…)
May 28, 2009
- Gain confidence website has new look
My gain confidence website at http://www.gain-confidence.co.uk has had a makeover! (…)
March 18, 2009
- Stuttering, Confidence, Frustration and Depression
Many people ask me what it was like to live life with a stuttering speech impediment. There are three words that always spring to mind; confidence, depression and frustration. (…)
February 10, 2009
- Fed Up With The System
I read a superb letter in the Daily Mail this morning, it was written by a lady from Sheffield. (…)
January 22, 2009
- A fear of answering the phone
I had a rather upsetting phone call last night from a young lady from Bristol, England. She has had a stutter for as long as she can remember and is now eighteen years of age. (…)
December 27, 2008
- The Stuttering Poem - When will this nightmare end?
I have spent a lot of time with my family during the last couple of days, Christmas and all that. (…)
December 16, 2008
- Mimicking Stuttering - Do not let the idiots get you down
I had a rather sad e-mail last night from a fifteen year old boy from New Zealand. He has been having a rather tough time at school as some of the members of his class have been mimicking his stutter. (…)
December 9, 2008
- What would you like for Christmas son? Fluency please dad!
At the age of fifteen my father asked me, as he usually did, what I wanted for Christmas. (…)
December 2, 2008
- Stuttering at the Christmas Party
Christmas is creeping up on us and it is the time of the year when people look forward or worry about attending the office Christmas party. (…)
November 19, 2008
- Increase Confidence And Overcome Stuttering
During the eighteen years in which I had a stutter I always believed that there was a major connection between my confidence and the speech impediment. (…)
October 25, 2008
- How To Increase Self-Confidence And Self-Esteem
I have had numerous issues that have affected my overall self-confidence:
1. A stutter
2. A bald patch
3. My weight
4. (…)
October 20, 2008
- Socialising with a stutter
I attended a wedding over the weekend, it was a great day and everything went well. I met and was introduced to many new people; this is something that I used to dread when I had the stutter. (…)
October 13, 2008
- Stammering Laughter
The weekend stammering course went very well and already the course attendee has contacted me to say just how well she has been doing since she has returned home. (…)
October 6, 2008
- This stutter is eroding my confidence
Here is a conversation that I had with my mother when I was aged fourteen:
"Mum this stutter is eroding my confidence, I am not sure what to do, speech therapy just is not working, there are even days when I can not even say my name."
"I am not sure what to say Steve. (…)
October 4, 2008
- How to teach a child to ride a bike
My son has gone to bed feeling very proud of himself tonight as he has managed to ride his bike today, for the first time. (…)
September 20, 2008
- Increase Confidence In Children
It is always nice to here back from the people who have either been on one of my speech courses or have purchased one of the self-help products. (…)
September 7, 2008
- The new Google website analysis report?
How would you like to know, with confidence, that you are promoting your website in the correct manner?
Would you like to attract additional visitors to your website? (…)
September 5, 2008
- Reduced stuttering in the summer
Here in the UK we have had our worst summer since records began with very few hot and sunny days. (…)
