Sounds Like?— a Lot of Work
Posted by ellen5e in FAS-FASSIG, Foreign Accent Syndrome, Personal Experience on 07 13th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Today was a special day for me; I officially began speech therapy. It has been two months exactly since my speaking voice has changed from my normal Midwest farmer’s daughter dialect to one that sounds clearly like that of a foreigner trying to speak English.
Though I had my initial analysis with...
No Interview on 7-7
I was asked by several different people why I didn’t talk on WIBC radio this week. I told them that there was just too much happening in the world for me to even fit in the normal Tuesday morning time slot. Blessed boss of WIBC Tom Sevarino lost his battle with cancer. The “gloved one”...
Reconnecting
Posted by ellen5e in Friendship on 07 10th, 2009 | No Comments
I have been enjoying one of the great benefits of social media lately. That is, reconnecting. I have rediscovered old high school classmates and neighbors. Once I find one, then they have a couple more that they have to suggest and the “friends” list grows.
This demonstrates to me not only...
Not the Report I Was Hoping to Hear
Posted by ellen5e in FAS-FASSIG, Foreign Accent Syndrome, Personal Experience on 07 3rd, 2009 | No Comments
I was very excited about the EEG test that I had a couple of weeks ago. The technician had wired me up to the machine to record brainwaves as I performed the requested tasks. However, the lady surprised me by having me sing “You are my Sunshine” followed immediately by speaking the words....
WIBC Interview for June 30th
Today’s interview with Terri Stacey and Big Joe Stayzniak on WIBC 93.1 FM can be heard at the following link. However, before you listen let me explain one thing. Earlier in the morning show, Joe and Terri were talking about a bit of a mystery that is happening at the radio station. Newsman Joe...
How Do You Say It?
Posted by ellen5e in FAS-FASSIG, Foreign Accent Syndrome, Personal Experience on 06 29th, 2009 | 1 Comment
The weekend was full of activities, and a lot of it was spent with family and friends of family that I had not seen in years. All these relatives and friends were at two different big celebrations held over in both Michigan and Northern Indiana.
All but one set of relatives have never heard me speaking...
