Your Voice

After losing his self-esteem as a teenager, Uchenna worked on his mindset towards stammering. Now a successful public speaker, he tells us how it's helped him achieve his ambitions.

Carolyn talks about her life with a stammer, and how she's grown in confidence with the help of friends and family. 

James talks about having a hard time at school, and how family and finding a passion in something helped with his speech. 

'I Was Defined By My Silence' is a video Charlie made for his uni project. Watch it here and read how it's made him start to deal with his own speech issues.

Passing on what he'd learned to others helped Babszie grow in confidence and see his true value. Here he tells us how he's turned to online content creation to carry on inspiring people.

As for many of us, school was a struggle for Nasir. That was until his first drama class. Read how being on stage gave him the confidence to succeed in his career and even try his hand at stand-up comedy. 

Jack reflects on our recent live interview and Q&A with author Jonty Claypole, explaining how its theme of looking at speech disfluencies differently has had an impact on him.

After plucking up the courage to phone a radio station one night, Roberta made a vow to herself. It's a vow that helped her realise her dreams of moving abroad and teaching art and design.

Giving a best man's speech is something many of us dread. And it's something Paul wasn’t prepared for. Did he go through with it? Read on to find out. 

Uchechukwu's feelings about stammering almost derailed his dreams of becoming a TV reporter/broadcaster. That was until he found a famous role model who encouraged him to work on himself and help others who stammer.

Andy tells us what he's learnt from his journey.