this was me ten years ago. could you tell me your name, please? felicity. she stammers ..baker. um, i work for the bbc at the moment. ok, so, what brought you here, then? - around 1.5 million adults stammer in the uk, and i m one of them. i ve been struggling a bit on the telephone. you also have to use your tannoy, occasionally. being a woman who stammers is unusual. men are up to four times more likely to be affected. until now, i ve never wanted to talk about it to anyone. i m fine! but sophie s genuine interest when she asked me about it recently. it s a complete role reversal. this is great. ..persuaded me to open up. i m going to interview you. how are you feeling about doing this? i m feeling very nervous. it s very weird, actually, being in the normally, i m standing behind the camera, and i m out of it. i worked with you last year for pretty much a full year doing documentaries. we travelled, we filmed, we spoke on the phone a lot.
i m constantly thinking ahead as to how i m going to get through it without st. ..without stammering. what kind.? what do you find difficult to say? so, i do find my name. my name is quite a difficult sound. ifind hard letters, so. let s begin with b. my surname is quite a hard word for me to say because it s just a very. it s a very hard. it s a very hard sound. you know, you kind of have to go straight in with that word. and if someone says to me, what s your name? that s where i, you know. if the pressure s put on me to say it, that s when i find it really hard to. ..to get the words out. but i can, yeah. i mean, with a lot of breathing techniques. i have learnt to say it, but i d rather not, and i do try and avoid it. that is extraordinary, to go through life. your name is felicity baker, but it s quite something to go through life not being able to say your own name. it s hard because everyone else says their name with such ease and you kind of feel like you should be able to. a
now on bbc news, producer felicity baker, who has a stammer, reveals what it is like to live with the condition. 0k. i ve worked for bbc news for ten years as a producer, always behind the scenes, finding guests, setting up stories. i wondered if you had someone that might be available for an interview? but recently, during a chance conversation with the presenter sophie raworth, i revealed my secret. i have a stammer. hello. i m calling from the bbc. i ve spent my whole life trying to hide it. now, i m discovering that i m not alone, and i m not the only one who struggles to say my name. and i know you can say your name. will you say it? ican. ijust have to breathe. crowd jeers there s the rugby player
now on bbc news, producer felicity baker, who has a stammer, reveals what it is like to live with the condition. 0k. i ve worked for bbc news for ten years as a producer, always behind the scenes, finding guests, setting up stories. i wondered if you had someone that might be available for an interview? but recently, during a chance conversation with the presenter sophie raworth, i revealed my secret. i have a stammer. hello. i m calling from the bbc. i ve spent my whole life trying to hide it. now, i m discovering that i m not alone, and i m not the only one who struggles to say my name. and i know you can say your name. will you say it? i can. ijust have to breathe. crowd jeers there s the rugby player who says his violence on the pitch was driven by his stammer.
it s. ugh. andjust, like, not being. like, not being able to say it. i know just how she feels. looking for the best. this was me ten years ago. could you tell me your name, please? felicity. she stammers ..baker. um, i work for the bbc at the moment. ok, so, what brought you here, then? - around 1.5 million adults stammer in the uk, and i m one of them. i ve been struggling a bit on the telephone. you also have to use your tannoy, occasionally. being a woman who stammers is unusual. men are up to four times more likely to be affected. until now, i ve never wanted to talk about it to anyone. i m fine! but sophie s genuine interest when she asked me about it recently. it s a complete role reversal. this is great. ..persuaded me to open up. i m going to interview you. how are you feeling about doing this? i m feeling very nervous. it s very weird, actually, being in the normally, i m standing behind the camera,