Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Learning How Not to Stutter in the Movie "King's Speech"

The King's Speech is a film that "...depicts King George VI, father of England's Queen Elizabeth II, as a reluctant leader tortured by his stuttering. But with a sense of duty as England confronts a second world war, he musters the courage to seek speech therapy so he can address and calm an anxious nation".

"The focus on George's relationship with his eccentric speech therapist who insists on treating him as an equal makes the king a sort of everyman for people who stutter".

The above excerpts are from an article in TwinCities.com.  The entire article discusses techniques used in the film and how adults and kids alike have related to King George IV and picked up tips from the movie!  A fun movie with a hero Speech Therapist!

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