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Succeeding In Job Interviews: Knowing What To Say

Job interviews are a crucial part of the hiring process. Making a great first impression is key. It’s essential to prepare by researching the company, understanding the role, and practicing responses to common interview questions. Interviews can be tricky, particularly when the questions are very specific or require an in-depth answer. There is no shame in not knowing the answer to an interview question. It’s all in how you go about it.

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Navigating The Relationship Between ADHD And Speech & Language

As a speech pathologist, I have spent years working with individuals who have diverse communication needs. One area that continues to intrigue me is the connection between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and speech and language difficulties. In this article, I will shed light on how ADHD can affect speech and language development, offering insights and strategies for addressing these challenges.

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What Is A Lisp?

A lisp is a speech impediment that typically affects the production of the /s/ and /z/ sounds. People who have a lisp do not have clear production of the /s/ and /z/ sounds where the sounds are often described as ‘slushy’ sounding. The individuals who have a lisp will have difficulties with moving their tongue or airflow correctly to produce a clear sound.

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Speaking On The Spot

Public speaking is a common area of concern that clients from all walks of life come to us for support with. However, upon further investigation, it is often specifically the fear of “speaking on the spot” that can have a wider spreading impact on a client’s quality of life.

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Online Courses Coming Soon!

We have been hard at work writing four online courses that will appear on our website within the next coming weeks! The four courses will cover the topics of assertive communication, women’s communication, leadership communication, and communication wellness.

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The Power Of Pausing

Silence is an uncomfortable experience for many speakers in today’s fast paced world. We often feel pressure to fill these moments with meaningless words such as “um” and “uh” instead of recognizing the important and impactful role that silence can play in our daily interactions. So, how can you learn to slow down and harness the quiet power of pausing?

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A Bit About Stuttering

Stuttering, refers to speech characterized by an abnormally high frequency of stoppages. Such stoppages in the flow of speech — or disfluencies—may come in the form of involuntary repetitions of sounds, syllables (beats), words, sound elongations, blocks or pauses. How is it caused? Why does it happen?

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Ways to Practice your New Skills

Now that you’ve spent time and money addressing your speech, language, or voice goals, you may be looking for ways in which you can practice your goals. Practicing can happen in a variety of ways – the more diverse you make your practice, the better. Feel free to use these strategies as you generalize your goals.

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Pronouncing a Sound You Can’t Hear

We often work with people who know that they have trouble with certain sounds, but who say they don’t hear the difference between their version and the “correct” version. How can they learn to say what they can’t even hear? We often work with people who know that they have trouble with certain sounds, but who say they don’t hear the difference between their version and the “correct” version. How can they learn to say what they can’t even hear?

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Remembering the Essential Partnership

Myofascial Release is a form of manual therapy that helps issues of pain and movement dysfunction. Valuing clients as partners in recovery is crucial as they are the experts of their body, their pain and their concerns. The greatest therapy efficacy is observed through consistent communication between the therapist and client, where the client reports what they feel and the location in which they feel it.

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Make a Great First Impression

Whether you are being introduced to the person of your dreams for the very first time, or you’re sitting in the lobby area nervously waiting to be interviewed for the job you so desperately want to get, we have all been in situations where we know that we need to make an amazing first impression. Here at some tips on getting through those important few seconds.

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Fallacies You Didn’t Know Your Mind Was Committing

Cognitive fallacies are unfounded and inaccurate thoughts that taint and twist our understanding of reality. These beliefs take root in our minds through our subjective experiences and reinforce negative thoughts and emotions, which add greater negativity to our self-perception. Here are the four cognitive fallacies that you didn’t realize your mind might be committing.

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Prosody: The Music of Language

Prosody describes the pitch, loudness, and rhythm of speech. It is understood in two components: stress and intonation, and has multiple layers that subtly yet dynamically impact our message’s meanings. To learn more about Prosody, one of our Speech Language Pathologists explains further.

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Diaphragmatic Breathing

Diaphragmatic breathing is a deeper, more relaxed breathing, which results in a more powerful voice, verses clavicular breathing which leads to vocal cord tension;and causes your voice to be quieter, and harder to hear. One of our Speech Language Pathologists explains the differences, and how diaphragmatic breathing helps you to speak more loudly and sound more powerful.

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The Power of Positive Words

Working in a customer service role may not be easy, but many of us find that we need to interact with customers, clients, guests, or visitors, to our business on a daily basis. So how do we ensure that we make the best impression possible and that each interaction results in an excellent customer service experience? Here are some words that those of us in customer service roles can use to portray a positive attitude to our clients.

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Refining the Art of Small Talk

Small talk is used to fill the uncomfortable and even unbearable silence we feel amidst others. We may not delight in it but most of us tolerate engaging in small talk as a part of socializing, mostly with strangers or acquaintances. One of our Speech Language Pathologists gives advice on how to become better at small talk.

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Singing Voice Therapy

This blog post highlights the benefit of finding a speech-language pathologist who is a singing voice therapist (sometimes called a voice coach), as they will be able to provide their expertise within the medical model. Read on for helpful information about treating vocal challenges, trauma, and the proper care for your singing voice.

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