An Interview with Naomi Ogoke, The Stutter Girl
New York, New York
Naomi Ogoke is a young adult with a stutter, better known for her social media presence as “The Stutter Girl”. Since September of 2020, she has been inspiring people who stutter all over the world to speak up and share their stories. Through her online community, she shares tips and experiences to bring awareness to the world of […]
Bringing a Startup to the U.S.
New York – The biggest difference between business in the US and Germany? According to two German startup founders, it’s not tax laws, investment models or mindsets. It’s small talk. Johanna Joch, General Manager for Speechagain, a speech-therapy web-based platform, moved to New York to bring the program to the US market. Communication differences were the […]
Social Media Versus Reality
We’ve all heard the saying “be kind, for everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about”. In terms of stuttering awareness, do you ever see someone stuttering on social media? I’m going to guess your answer is “no”. But let me ask you this…have you ever met someone in real life who stutters, or […]
Stuttering Therapy Meets Digitalization
New York
Today, stuttering affects more than 80 million people worldwide – regardless of language, geography, or ethnicity. In the U.S., almost 4 million people are deeply affected by this huge impediment to conversation. Blockages and interruptions can occur in every communication experience and the avoidance of social settings is an often-observed consequence. Therapy sessions cost between […]
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Children love to talk our ears off, most of the time asking “why” to everything and anything we say. It can be difficult as a parent to notice a difference in your child’s speech, maybe a slight stutter when they are excited? Or when they are trying to tell you about what they learned in school? […]