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Biden’s pauses when speaking are his way of compensating for his stutter. This was especially noticeable when he gave the late-night election night speech.
I have a speech impediment that rarely crops up anymore unless I am tired or have not properly warmed up my vocal cords/1 https://twitter.com/saintlo__/status/1324948200990633984
I have a speech impediment that rarely crops up anymore unless I am tired or have not properly warmed up my vocal cords/1 https://twitter.com/saintlo__/status/1324948200990633984
This article does a great job of explaining both stuttering and why Biden has been hesitant to talk about it /2 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/joe-biden-stutter-profile/602401/
Back in the day, people didn’t really talk about speech impediments. My parents legit told me that mine was an “accent” because my dad was from North Dakota. 
My public school provided one-on-one speech therapy to me in 3rd grade /3
My public school provided one-on-one speech therapy to me in 3rd grade /3
My impediment is properly saying the “r” sound, especially in American English accents that pronounce it more fully. For this reason, it’s easier for me to say my last name with a German pronunciation than an American English one /4
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A fair amount of actors, politicians, broadcasters, etc, actually have speech impediments. My theory is that we beat that public speaking fear every day.
Most people who hear me speak in public have no idea I used to really struggle to be understood as a kid.
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Most people who hear me speak in public have no idea I used to really struggle to be understood as a kid.
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Last week I was one of many briefers at my command’s newcomer orientation. I’ve tweeted before about how I love giving these briefs. Several people told me later that I was one of, if not the best, briefers. That was pretty cool to hear /fin
