Episode 99: Lori Talks to Her Former Client, Arsal About His Stuttering Journey

About this episode

Lori interviews her former client Arsal about his decade-long journey with stuttering and his growth in public speaking.

In this episode, Lori sits down with her former client, Arsal, to talk about his 10+ year journey with stuttering — from struggling with his speech to building confidence and learning to speak publicly. Arsal currently attends NYU and is studying business.

People in this episode

Host: Lori Melnitsky

Guest: Arsal

Topics covered

• stuttering
• confidence building
• public speaking
• personal journey
• education

Keywords

• stuttering
• confidence
• public speaking
• NYU
• personal journey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NYU

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