May Meeting Recap

The NC Triad chapter of the National Stuttering Association met on Tuesday May 13th and was attended by the 2 chapter leaders and 2 people who stutter. Sheree read the welcoming words to open the meeting. Emily talked about the national NSA conference being held in the NYC area and how to become an NSA member. Our chapter was proud that 75% of the meeting attendees are already NSA members. We finished watching the film Rocket Science, and all agreed that we enjoyed watching the first half more than the second half. We also discussed our thoughts about the technique of singing to prevent stuttering, which was used in the film. One of the attendees has personally used this technique at home but was not comfortable using it in public. The June meeting cannot be held in our usual room because Elliott University Center is being used by the university for student orientation. We decided to hold our June meeting at First Carolina Deli, which is at 1635 Spring Garden Street just down the street from UNCG. This meeting will be an informal social gathering. We will be there starting at 6:30pm on Tuesday June 10th. Drew read the closing words to end the meeting. Beginning in July, meetings will move to a different room, Benbow, on the ground floor of Elliott University Center. Meetings will still be held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 7-9pm.

April Meeting Recap & May Meeting Agenda

The NC Triad chapter of the National Stuttering Association held its last meeting on April 8, 2008. The meeting was attended by 10 people (4 people who stutter, 4 SLP students, and 2 chapter leaders), including two new faces! Drew read the welcoming words. Melanie Buchanan from UNCG's Career Services Center was the guest speaker and spoke about stuttering and the job search process. Her key piece of advice was for the person who stutters to decide when (and if) they feel comfortable addressing that they are a person who stutters. By bringing up the topic early on, you may not be as anxious during the interview and can focus on your answers rather than trying not to stutter. You can let the employer know when setting up the interview. She also discussed the importance of mock interviews, whether it is with a friend or career counselor. Ms. Buchanan also advised to be positive when talking about stuttering by thinking of examples about how being a stutterer has made you a better employee (i.e. being a good listener, speaking concisely). General job search information, such as resume building tips, was given out. Some of this information can be found on the Career Services Center's website (csc.dept.uncg.edu/students). Ms. Buchanan's lecture generated fantastic discussion about people's personal experiences with the job search. Dichel read the closing words.

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday May 13th from 7-9pm in the Claxton Room on the ground floor of Elliott University Center on UNCG's campus. Additional information from the Stuttering Foundation of America regarding the topic of the April meeting will be available. Some of this information is attached to this post. We will finish watching the film Rocket Science that was started at the March meeting. Also, we will decide where to meet for the June meeting, which will be held at a restaurant. Please email us if you have any suggestions for where to hold the June meeting.