The Stutter Steps: Proven Pathways to Speaking Confidently and Living Courageously

by Sander A. Flaum, Heather Grossman (Foreword), Wes Smith (Primary Contributor)

If you’re a stutterer, this is the book that could change your life.

For those who stutter and their families, this is a motivating and informative guide of proven strategies and therapies, featuring real-life success stories and examples from many high-profile individuals and celebrities, as well as people of all ages.

192 pages, Hardcover

Published January 26, 2021

Reviews

[ELISABET · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would recommend this book to moms of young children, because it has a lot of useful tools related to the development of language. This book establishes a guide for stutterers specifically, but it contains topics which are relevant for other people, too.

I really enjoyed reading this book, I could learn a lot about stutter, language and oratory; all these mixed with self-help and meditation. It is quite valuable that the plot is an easy to read one, it has some technical concepts but they are very well explained. The author, Sander Flaum, is a recognized speaker in different areas, such as marketing and leadership, so he writes with his own experience. I think that it is a book of resilience.

[Kourtney Bradley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was remarkably one of the best for those suffering from a stuttering or speech issue for a few reasons. I liked that the author was careful to elaborate on some techniques that will allow readers to train their brain to correct their speech mistakes, but more importantly, the author specifies that it's just as great to be who you are without forcing a change to fit societies' standards. This is a powerful read that will enlighten readers with a common ground of the author to embrace their uniqueness and only improve where they choose to, rather than where others think they should. Along with the other books by this same author, it's clear that his concern with moving through challenges is a specialty of his and something that he clearly explains well to readers.

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

In “The Stutter Steps” you are not only getting information about exercises and techniques to train the brain but also, the most powerful message author Sander A. Flaum wants the reader to know: don't be ashamed of being who you are, focus and enhance everything you want and can do.

This book touches very important topics people should reflect on more often. People with stutter have limitations in this world because of the society we live in.

I think this book is great to any reader that relates to the title one way or another. Flaum wrote some very interesting considerations and opinions to educate the reader no matter how they look or how they speak.

[Celeste · Rating 4 out of 5]

“The Stutter Steps” written by Sander A. Flaum with Wes Smith is a book for anyone who would like to speak and live confidently. This book is addressed to people who stutter, but also it results in a very interesting and instructional read for people who don’t. Apart from giving advice on how to speak with ease, the writer also presents the cases of different well-known people who suffered from the same condition.
The author introduces an approach in order to help people as a whole, considering stuttering as a problem with emotional and physical aspects. People who struggle with stutter will learn how to live better with this condition. I highly recommend this book.

[Mia C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had a student who was a stutter and I could see how difficult it was for her to speak in public and how bad she felt whenever she could not fully communicate because of shame. I wish I would read this book then.
This is a short book but it’s full of important information. Its content is aimed at those who suffer from stuttering and also at those who surround them, because it is not easy either. The strategies and therapies mentioned here are very good and I believe will benefit the lives of many.
I would certainly recommend reading this, not only to those who suffer from it or their families, but also to educators, as me, because we face many challenges with this type of students.

[John R · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has good summaries of various types of speech therapy. It also has good advice for stutterers and for parents of stutters.
On the other hand it is curiously silent on delayed auditory feedback (DAF) and frequency altered feedback (FAF). A device based on these principles (SpeechEasy) has been very helpful for me. Also, some of the "holistic" techniques seem nebulous. Further, I personally am annoyed by apparent advertisements for one therapy organization (American Institute for Stuttering).