Words Fail Us with Jonty Claypole (LIVE #47)
Words Fail Us with Jonty Claypole
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“And I realized in a flash in that moment that I had never, ever looked anyone in the eyes when I had started in my life, because it was so associated with me as something shameful. I always looked away while doing it. And I’ve spent my life fearing, what the reaction of other people would be to me, stuttering without ever looking them in the eyes to see what it was.”
NOTES
0:00- 10:00: intro and growing up with a stutter, personal retrospective
10:00-23:00 why write this book, Words Fail Us; the real scoop with The King's Speech & King George VI; the wrong question and the right question; the "overcoming stuttering" narrative
23:00:29:07- stuttering: is it a disability or not?
29:07:30:00 - stuttering in the workplace and in life
30:51- 32:33- when is stuttering a disability
32:33-37:00- most admirable stuttering role models
37:00- 42:00 - the untold story of creativity and stuttering - in media and in the arts; let's start celebrating the creativity born from stuttering
42:00- 50:31: Jonty's family and mum, and closing remarks
BIO:
Jonty Claypole is Director of BBC Arts, Chairman of the arts centre HOME in Manchester, and was listed in the Bookseller's Top 100 Most Influential People. Although born in Australia, he grew up in London and now lives in east London with his family. His most recent project at the BBC was the landmark series Civilisations featuring Mary Beard, David Olusoga and Simon Schama.
Resources and Links
HOST BIO
Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP is co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech; creator of Transcending Stuttering Academy and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.
