McGuire Programme

The McGuire Programme is a stammering or stuttering programme/course run for people who stammer or stutter by people who stammer. It was founded in 1994 by American Dave McGuire.[1]

Scottish international rugby union captain, Kelly Brown, is a graduate of the course.[2] Singer Gareth Gates attended the programme's workshops and subsequently qualified as a speech instructor himself.[3] Stammering awareness activist[4] Adam Black, also a graduate of the course, received a British Empire Medal in the 2019 New Year Honours list where his work raising awareness of stammering was recognised.[5][6][7][8]

References
  1. Chadwick, Vince (2 February 2013). "Stutterers swear by program but speech experts unconvinced". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. Dirs, Ben (5 February 2014). "Scotland captain Kelly Brown tackling his stammer head on". BBC News. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. "Gareth Gates becomes speech coach". BBC News. 12 May 2004. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. Carrick, Heather (22 October 2020). "Stammering Awareness Day: Campaigner on how events are taking a different approach this year". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. McIver, Brian (29 August 2014). "Primary school teacher Adam Black tells how McGuire Programme helped him overcome stammer and land his dream job". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. "Adam Black doesn't want to hide his stutter anymore". BBC News. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. "'I thought my New Year Honours was a tax return'". BBC Newsbeat. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  8. McDonald, Sally (29 March 2016). "Man learns to control his stutter to fulfil his dream of being a teacher". Sunday Post. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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