Nobody Threw Tomatoes-Episode 154
Posted April 27, 2016
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Episode 154 features Sharon Steed who hails from Chicago, Illinois, and presently lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sharon is a freelance business writer and also a professional speaker.
Sharon tells us that stuttering had such control over her life that she was terrified to speak to people. Sharon reached a point where she knew she needed to face her fear head on and she decided to tackle it by taking on public speaking.
Listen in as we discuss how Sharon has used speaking as a way to build business. She says “Being vulnerable and open helps you a lot more than it hurts you.” This applies to both business and stuttering. We also talk about active listening, effective communication, empathy and patience. In fact, those are some of the topics Sharon has spoken about in her business talks.
Sharon wants others who stutter to know, “I struggle with it too. I’m not any more courageous than anyone else. I’m just willing to try and fail.”
Music used in today’s episode is credited to ccMixter. Below is a video of one of Sharon’s talks.
April 28, 2016 at 8:18 AM
Um, Pittsburgh has an “h.” 🙂 (As a former resident of the Pittsburgh suburbs, it’s incumbent on me to point that out. I’ll lose my “yinzer” creds if I don’t.)
April 30, 2016 at 6:45 PM
Ah, thank you for pointing that out. I stand corrected and have corrected the text in question. Glad you have such an eagle eye!! 🙂