In the latest installment of Turning the Tables, we celebrate (retrospectively) International Stammering Awareness Day 2024.

Hamish and Tom, and guest host James, discuss all things ISAD, past, present and future.

And for the first time in Breaking the Ice history, we answer a listener's question on the show!

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Today is International Stammering Awareness Day 2024, and what better way to celebrate the occasion than with the latest installment of Turning the Tables!

James returns as host to ask Hamish and Tom some more questions about stammering.

As always we thank you for your continued support of this podcast and hope you enjoy the new episode. Please feel free to like and share, and even drop us a line if you have any comments or questions.

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Hamish and Tom are back, but this time they are not alone. Friend of the show, James, has agreed to return to the podcast, only this time as the host!

Turning the Tables does exactly what it says. James has been given control and has complete freedom to ask Hamish and Tom anything, and nothing is off the table...pun intended!

With more episodes to come, we hope you enjoy a different take on our ongoing discussion about stammering.

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I can't believe it, this is the Series 2 Finale!

But what a way to finish. This is Part 2 of the Public Speaking theme, and we find out how Hamish and Tom's Public Speaking challenges turned out!

Hamish gave a 40 minute talk about the life of Alfred Hitchcock, and Tom delivered a Best Man's Speech.

And to finish the final episode of the series off in style, you can listen to Tom's Best Man Speech in FULL at the end of the show.

As we say goodbye to Series 2, we would like to thank you for listening to this podcast (if indeed you did listen). Every like and share helps in our ambition to get the podcast noticed, and the end goal of normalizing stammering in the public eye.

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We are at the business end of the second series now, but we are finishing with a big one. Public Speaking!

And it's a two-parter!

In part 1, both Hamish and Tom were thrown in at the deep end with their very own public speaking challenges. This episode was recorded two weeks before those challenges, so remember to tune in to part 2 to see how they went.

And as always, please like and share. Your support is greatly appreciated.

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Welcome back to Breaking the Ice, and to an episode with a very special guest; Tom's Dad!

And what better time to discuss Tom's childhood as a stammerer, the support available and how the obstacles of stammering were navigated.

And of course, having a child with a stammer is not all about the child, there is a massive toll on the parents too.

You can listen to it all right here.

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Tom and Hamish return with their third episode of series 2, and they welcome another fantastic guest.

Long-term friend of Hamish, James joins the show and discusses his experience of being friends with someone who stammers. James also looks back on past experiences with others he has met with a stammer.

Please like and share, and help us grow the podcast in our aim to normalize stammering in the public eye.

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Hamish and Tom are back for the second episode of the new series, and are joined by a special guest.

Friend and co-founder of the Jersey Stammering Support Group, Akos, joins the show. Like Tom, Akos became a Father in 2020, and he shares his advice for parenting a toddler when you have a stammer.

And as always, if you enjoy the show please give it a like and a share.

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Welcome back to Breaking the Ice. Series 2 starts right here, and Hamish and Tom are on fine form as they discuss their contrasting experiences of Speech Therapy.

If you enjoy the podcast or find it useful, please like and share the episodes to help the podcast reach as many people as possible. The stammering community is gaining momentum and we want to do our bit to make sure we keep moving forward in our aim to normalize stammering.

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Tom and Hamish are back for a second series of Breaking the Ice, a podcast all about stammering, brought to you by people who stammer.

And as today is International Stammering Awareness Day 2023, what better time to promote the new series and raise awareness about stammering.

If you would like to find out more about what it is like to live with a stammer, visit www.stamma.org for more information.

And thank you for listening, we hope to bring you the first episode of the new series very soon!

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Occasionally, well more than occasionally, Tom and Hamish don't always get it right first time.

Listen to a collection of outtakes from Series 1 of Breaking the Ice.

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It's the Series 1 Finale and our special guest Hannah Poynton returns for Part 2!

As a local Speech Therapist, this is another insightful and thought provoking discussion, really not to be missed.

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It is Hamish's turn to answer some quickfire questions about his stammer.

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We are delighted to have Hannah Poynton, a local Speech Therapist, joining us on the podcast.

With over 20 years of expertise, Hannah spills the beans on what it is like working as a speech therapist and the varied nature of the job.

Packed with great advice and numerous quotes you could put on a poster, this is our most insightful episode yet!

And the best part... this is only the first half! Part 2 to follow.

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Tom and Hamish are taking a break from the usual half an hour episodes with some quick-fire questions about stammering.

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Remember that feeling of going for a job interview?

Or that first day on a new job?

Tom and Hamish discuss their experiences, and how their stammer played a part.

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Tom and Hamish welcome a special guest on to the podcast for the very first time.

Tom's best mate Dave gives his perspective on what it is like being friends with someone with a stammer, plus we play a game to test our knowledge of famous stammerers.

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Who doesn't like going out for dinner at a restaurant or for a few drinks down the pub?

Tom and Hamish are back, discussing the challenges they face as stammerers when ordering food and drink.

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Tom and Hamish return with a brand new episode, this time all about using the phone.

Why is the phone so difficult for so many people with a stammer? Tom and Hamish discuss their experiences, tips and tricks to get your through those difficult calls and why it is not only people with a stammer that find the phone a challenge.

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