In The News
- Read ANN LANDERS' column, where she says "Program may be answer for those who stutter..."
- Virginia Pilot newspaper - Front page, Sunday, December 26, 2015. The Gift of Speech: Students come from across the globe to tackle stuttering.
- Watch the CBS news story covering Ross Barrett and his successful program graduates.
- WVEC-TV Interview with Ross Barrett
Patient Testimonials
Ross S. Barrett, M.A., CCC/SLP
Instructor of Clinical Otolaryngology
The Precision Fluency Shaping Program Director
Board Recognized Fluency Specialist
Learn more about Ross Barrett
Before I was introduced to Ross Barrett, I was your average stutterer. I had gone from therapist to therapist hoping to find that "magic cure" (which I now know is non-existent) for my stuttering. Each time, I was perfectly fluent for that one hour each week in the therapist’s office, but as soon as I left, my speech would deteriorate. After several attempts with speech pathologists, I even tried hypnosis, biofeedback, a sugar-free diet, and a myriad of other hopeless methods to improve my speech. At this point, I probably knew some elements were missing that would make the difference. The program had to be intensive and all-inclusive, and most important, I had to be motivated. I did not know any fluency programs that satisfied the first criterion, and I needed just one incident to make me realize that my speech was really a handicap.
Then that one incident finally came. I was searching for an internship in Finance the summer between my first and second year of MBA school. I interviewed with six different firms and I received six different rejection letters. My illusion was shattered because I thought that being second in my MBA class and maintaining a 3.9 GPA would be enough for an interviewer to overlook my speech...