Posts tagged Kendra Wormald
Sleep Well, Speak Well

Just like they say ‘you can’t outrun a bad diet’, you also can’t outperform poor sleep. Your brain requires quality sleep to function optimally, for daily tasks such as: social and professional communication, learning, attention and memory. This article outlines the negative implications of an unrested brain on cognition and successful communication.

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Not Just For Kids: How Speech Therapy Helps Adults Thrive

If you think speech therapy is just for kids who stutter or can’t say their ‘R’ sound - you’re in good company. Despite their wide-reaching scope, skills and abilities, Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs, Speech Therapists) are often misunderstood and misrepresented in healthcare and among the general public.

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Bilingualism And The Better Brain

A constant perspective I hear from bilingual individuals, particularly those whose first language isn’t English, is that they feel inferior. That having an accent and speaking another language puts them at a disadvantage for building connection, respect and growth as communicators both personally and professionally. 

This article will demonstrate why that is not true. It will demonstrate that you as a multilingual speaker are at an advantage - even when it doesn’t feel like it. In this article, the term bilingualism will be used to embody both multilingualism and bilingualism.

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