How to Confront an Elephant

Toastmasters Project #1: The IcebreakerMay 14, 2015

How to Confront an Elephant

Elephant Metaphors

❖ Acknowledge the elephant

❖ Comprehend the elephant

❖ Steer the elephant

Step 1

❖ 3+ million Americans stutter

❖ Affects 3 to 5 times as many males

❖ Approx. 5% of children will stutter for a

period of six months

❖ 3/4 will recover leaving 1% with a long

term problem

❖ No cure for stuttering

Acknowledge the elephant

Famous Stutterers

Stumbling Block

WallSource of insecurity

Curse Excuse

?

Comprehend the elephant

Step 2

How do I identify my

stutter?

Comprehend the elephant

Step 2

❖ Motivation

❖ Listening skills

❖ Humility

❖ Gratitude

❖ Patience

❖ Resilience

❖ Compassion

❖ Handle adversity

❖ Ambition

❖ Vision

❖ Wisdom

❖ Tolerance for

discomfort

Comprehend the elephant

Step 3

Steer the elephant

Logic

Emotion

❖ Jonathan Haidt “The Happiness Hypothesis”

❖ The Elephant: emotional/irrational

❖ The Rider: logical/rational

❖ Establish a balance

❖ Direct the rider

❖ motivate the elephant

❖ Share the same path

❖ A stutter can impact the elephant

Step 3

❖ Jonathan Haidt “The Happiness Hypothesis”

❖ The Elephant: emotional/irrational

❖ The Rider: logical/rational

❖ Establish a balance

❖ Direct the rider

❖ motivate the elephant

❖ Share the same path

❖ A stutter can impact the elephant

Steer the elephant

Logic

Where do you steer the elephant?

Stutter

AMBITION

Self- worth

CONFIDENCEDIGNITY HOPEACCEPTANCE

GUILT SHAME ISOLATION FEARDENIAL

ANXIETY

How to confront an elephant

❖ Acknowledge the elephant

❖ Comprehend the elephant

❖ Steer the elephant

R.I.P.Elephant

Thank You

National Stuttering Awareness WeekMay 11-17, 2015

For more information:National Stuttering Association

www.westutter.org

Stuttering Foundation of Americawww.stutteringhelp.org