#75 The Seduction of Fluency with Vince Vawter

Vince Vawter spent 40 years in the newspaper business until his retirement in 2006 as publisher and president of the Evansville Courier & Press in Evansville, Indiana. Vawter's first novel, Paperboy, published by Random House in 2013, was awarded the coveted Newbery Honor. The book, which deals with a boy who stutters and who must throw his friend's newspaper route, has been published in 16 languages. It has sold more than a quarter-million copies. His second book, Copyboy, was published in 2018 by Capstone Editions. Since his retirement, Vawter has spoken at schools, education conferences and gatherings of PWS in more than 25 states. His books continue to appear on reading lists in schools across the country. He lives in Louisville, Tenn., with his wife of 49 years.   0:00-5:15 Intro 5:15 -13:26 Finding Vince's voice 13:26 -19:21 Navigating public speaking 19:21-24:43 Attempting to not stutter 24:43-26:58 Preparing the 'My Stuttering' Manifesto  26:58-32:08Turning point/changing the narrative 32:08-33:35 Treat people, not problems 33:35-38:52 Stuttering is Overcome, not cured 38:52-44:57 Defining Vince's stutter  44:57-49:26 Defining young Vince's stutter  49:26-52:11 TS Toolbox Resources for Stuttering.  52:11-55:28 "I am glad I stutter" - Vince Vawter 55:28-56:15 Outro   RESOURCE LIST Book 'Paper Boy' by Vince Vawter Vince Vawter website Twitter - @vvawter Facebook - Vince Vawter   MORE QUOTES "I am glad I'm a person who stutters. It makes me who I am. If I were given the choice at five years old I don't want to stutter. At 75 years old, I'm glad I stutter. It made me a stronger person. I'm fine with it." - Vince Vawter   "Stuttering is what we do when we try not to stutter…It's a stutterer's attempt to gain fluency. And in that attempt, they are causing a stutter." - Vince Vawter   Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP is co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech; creator and host of Transcending Stuttering; and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.     Episode Notes: See more on our blog http://www.schneiderspeech.com/ourblog and http://www.transcendingx.com/podcast