Book Andrew Miceli

I am available to lecture or give a presentation on stuttering either in-person or online.  The chance to advance the cause of stuttering awareness to those who want to learn just how far the path of the pendulum can swing in terms of stuttering severity is a cause that I embrace via 49 years of experience from both sides of the table as a severely profound stutterer now fluent and a professional speech-language pathologist recognized by the American Speech-Language Hearing
Association (ASHA.)   I’ve spoken extensively on stuttering and can place it into context(s) for both stutterers and non-stutterers to learn and remain engaged.

Past target audiences include:
- Undergraduate and graduate speech-language pathology students (2004 - 2006 NYU)
- Stuttering groups and/or organizations such as the National Stuttering Association (2007 Atlanta convention)
- K – 12 school staff (teachers and administrative) in Tucson, AZ (2013 – 2016, 2018)
- Families of children and adults who stutter (1995 – 2018, NYC and Tucson, AZ)
- Workplace staff where stutterers are employed (2011 NYC)
- Support staff team member (1996 – 1998 NYC, National Center for Stuttering)

In addition to the above-cited target audiences I am always open to new audiences as every opportunity is an opportunity to advance the cause of stuttering awareness.  Stuttering is different from other speech pathologies as it is something that, arguably, impacts the listener(s) just as much – if not more so – than ourselves as stutterers.

Past target content includes:
- What is stuttering?  The pathology vs. the stuttering itself
- Why stuttering is a neurophysiological problem and not a psychological or psychiatric one
- Educated hypotheses on why some children stop stuttering (as we still don’t know for certain why this occurs)
- Stuttering as an interruption in rhythm, timing and control of speech and breathing (as we speak on exhaled air that must firstly be inhaled)
- What happens if stuttering continues through adolescence into adulthood
- What it means to be a stutterer in a country that laughs at stuttering
- Why American society laughs at stuttering
- How stuttering impacts both the stutterer and the listener(s) (arguably more the latter)
- Non-stutterers actually can and do understand stuttering without realizing it (with examples)
- Ways non-stutterers and parents of stutterers can proffer support and why it’s so important
- Techniques for stutterers to control stuttering and speak fluently
- What it means to be a speech-language pathologist working with stutterers
- Direct vs. indirect treatment of stuttering
- Neurogenic/neurophysiological stuttering vs. acquired stuttering

PLEASE NOTE: content is adjusted for congruency with the target audience(s) and additional content can be added if/when appropriate for a newly targeted audience.

Stuttering is a pathology that is often underestimated and unappreciated – even initially by those studying to be speech-language pathologists.  To learn just how far the path of the pendulum travels in terms of stuttering seriousness and potential severity is not only a topic of interest but also often one of surprise.

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Speaking fees are assessed and determined on an event by event basis.

If you would like to discuss booking a lecture or presentation, please feel free to contact me using any of the following:

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Phone: 917-887-4716 (AZ MST 10:00am – 6:00pm

for calls, 24/7 for texting)

Email: micelispeech@gmail.com (24/7)
Linked-In: linkedin.com/in/andrew-miceli (24/7)

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(As I answer all correspondences personally, kindly allow one to two business days for a response.)

Thank you,
Andrew Miceli, M.A., CCC-SLP

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