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.

April 8th Meeting Agenda

The NC Triad chapter of the National Stuttering Association will meet next Tuesday April 8 from 7-9pm in our regular meeting space, the Claxton room on the ground floor of Elliott University Center on the campus of UNCG. First, we will have guest speaker Melany Buchannan from UNCG's Career Services Center, who will talk about the job search as it relates to people who stutter. Please bring any questions you may have about employment for her! We will also finish watching the film Rocket Science and continue discussion about the movie. Hope to see new and returning faces at the meeting.

March Meeting Recap

The NC Triad chapter of the National Stuttering Association met on Tuesday March 18th. We were pleased to have 10 people attend the meeting, which was our largest so far! The meeting was attended by 4 people who stutter, 1 family member, 3 SLP students, and the 2 chapter co-leaders. Karrie read the welcoming words. We began by sharing one good event and one struggle that has occurred since the previous meeting. Then we watched the first half of the film Rocket Science. We stopped halfway through the movie so there would be time for discussion. Discussion of the movie included how it related or didn't relate to the lives of the stutterers when they were in high school. One comment was that the movie was relatable to those who stutter and those who don't because high school is an awkward time for everyone. There was also time for the SLP students to ask questions for the people who stutter and the people who stutter to give advice to the future speech therapists. Emily read the closing words to end the meeting. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday April 8th from 7-9pm in the Claxton Room on the ground floor of Elliott University Center on UNCG's campus. We will begin the meeting with our guest speaker from UNCG's Career Services, who will speak on stuttering and the job search. Then we will finish watching the movie Rocket Science. We hope to see many returning faces!

March Meeting Agenda

The NC Triad chapter of the National Stuttering Association will meet next Tuesday March 18th from 7-9pm in the Willow room on the main floor of the Elliott University Center on the campus of UNCG. Please note the room change for this meeting. We will be watching the film Rocket Science, which is about the life of a young man in high school who stutters. Movie appropriate snacks will be provided. At our April 8th meeting, we will have a guest speaker from Career Services at UNCG to discuss stuttering and the job search. We hope to see new and returning faces at both meetings!

March Meeting Time and Room Changed

The next meeting of the NC Triad chapter of the National Stuttering Association has been moved to Tuesday March 20th from 7-9pm in the Willow Room on the main floor of the Elliott University Center on the campus of UNCG. The meeting was originally scheduled for March 13th, but the EUC closes at 6pm that day because the university is on spring break. Please contact us at our email or by phone at 336-337-7354 if you have any questions.

February Meeting Recap

The NC Triad chapter of the National Stuttering Association held its monthly meeting on Tuesday February 12th. We were excited to see two new faces at the meeting! The meeting was attended by the two chapter leaders and three people who stutter. Drew opened the meeting by reading the welcoming words, which was followed by a round of introductions for the new attendees. We went over the history of the NSA and goals of chapter meetings. The topic of the evening was avoidance, so we discussed difficult speaking situations such as ordering in restaurants, talking on the phone, speaking up in classes, job interviews, and dating. A story shared by one attendee brought up the issue of stuttering and bilingualism. We also brainstormed about how to confront others who react to stuttering by laughing because of a personal experience encountered by one of the attendees. The meeting was wrapped up by Karrie reading the closing words. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday March 11th.

February Meeting Agenda

The chapter's next meeting will be held on Tuesday February 12th from 7-9pm in the Claxton Room on the first floor of the Elliott University Center on the campus of UNCG. We will be discussing perceptions of stuttering, and snacks will be provided. We hope to see many new faces!