A voice disorder is a condition where a person’s voice sounds different than what is expected. A voice disorder might cause difficulties in being understood and can also make it difficult for a person to speak comfortably. We will look into certain issues that could lead to a voice disorder and some ways to prevent them.
Authority in communication can be seen in two ways, speaking with the quality of authority and speaking to an authoritative figure. Both focus on bolstering confidence and demonstrating clear, crisp and succinct communication. But how do we acquire these skills and put them into practice?
Read MoreMany of the clients that I work with have initial conversations with me in which they describe specific situations where they know they felt awkward, uncomfortable or some miscommunication happened. It often is a build-up of these situations that leads to clients seeking SLP support.
Read MoreMisarticulation is the inability to produce speech sounds in the right manner. Generally, the misarticulation errors are substitution by a different sound, deleting the sound, adding an extra sound or having a sound distortion. Generally, the person who has misarticulation is aware about the issue and might also try to correct the sound errors.
Read MoreOne of the most surprising aspects of speech therapy that I hear from my clients is that they would never have thought that emotions and thoughts had any relevance to their communication skills and habits. They were even more surprised that counseling was part of an SLP’s scope of practice. However, it’s quite the contrary.
Read MoreIt is often seen that cluttering is often confused with a fast rate of speech and vice versa. Although the primary symptom of cluttering is fast rate of speech, both of these are different conditions and the underlying causes of these are different.
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