Blog Topics Shortcut
- ADHD 9
- Accent Modification 6
- Apraxia 4
- Autism 8
- Bilingual 2
- Cluttering 3
- Cognitive Communication 15
- Down Syndrome 2
- Dysarthria 15
- Early Intervention 17
- Executive Function 19
- Gender Affirming Voice 10
- General Speech Therapy 31
- Language Skills 37
- Parkinson's/LSVT LOUD 10
- Phonological Processing 13
- Professional Communication 41
- Public Speaking 26
- Social Skills 7
- Speech & Articulation 48
- Stroke/Aphasia 26
- Stuttering 16
- Swallowing 2
- TBI & Neurological Disorders 12
- Telehealth 9
- Tips for Parents 42
- Tongue Thrust 2
- VCD 3
- Voice 28
How to Fix a Lisp
Both children and adults may be looking for help for a lisp. Learn all about the types of lisps, what causes them, and how to fix them. With the right articulation speech therapy, you or your child can overcome a lisp and understand how to speak clearly and confidently.
Articulation Disorder in Adults
Learn all about articulation disorders in adults and what you can do to improve your speech clarity and feel more confident in social situations and at work.
How to Change Your Accent
Accent modification has gained a lot of attention in recent years. Rather than focusing on eliminating an individual’s accent, the goal in accent modification training is to help teach individuals to speak more confidently. Benefits of working with an accent modification coach range from enhancing the clarity of speech, improving the quality and tone of voice, and fine tuning of grammar.
10 Best Stroke Recovery Speech Therapy Exercises
In this comprehensive guide, you will learn about the risks, symptoms, and effects of a stroke. We will show you how speech and language can be impacted following a stroke and how to maximize your recovery with 10 effective speech therapy exercises.
11 Proven Tips: How to Communicate Effectively at Work
People are more likely to respond positively to ideas that come from someone who appears confident. Confidence makes you sound like a leader. With the job market more competitive than ever, learning how to communicate with confidence is essential for success in the workplace. Here are 11 tips to help you succeed!
A Guide to Executive Function Disorder in Adults
Do you ever feel disorganized and overwhelmed? Do you feel like you aren’t always able to focus or accomplish the goals that you’ve set up? This may be a result of poor executive function skills. This article will explain executive function disorder and tell you how to strengthen your skills today!
How to Stop Stuttering: Expert Advice for All Ages
Stuttering can impact people of all ages. A common question we are asked is, “How can I stop stuttering?” In this article, we provide expert tips that both adults and children can use to help control stuttering.
R Sound Speech Therapy: Tips to Make an R Sound
Are you or your child having trouble with the /r/ sound and wondering if you can change it? Difficulty pronouncing the /r/ sound is very common because /r/ is one of the most tricky sounds in the English language to pronounce. This speech problem is known as a rhotacism. In this article, we review the causes, characteristics, and prognosis for rhotacism. We also provide speech therapy tips for helping to pronounce the letter R better.
How to Improve Communication Skills: 11 Expert Tips
Developing strong or effective communication skills is essential in building a successful career, and they play a critical role in our personal lives. Here are 11 ways you can improve your communication skills today.
How to Improve Brain Health in 6 Simple Steps
While there are certain risk factors for age-related cognitive decline, you can take steps right now to keep your brain healthy. There are a few simple lifestyle habits that keep our brain functioning at optimal performance. Continue reading below to discover six simple steps for a healthier brain. You will learn how small changes in your daily routines can add up to impressive results.
Ways to Improve Speech in Parkinson's Disease
Difficulty communicating is socially isolating, frustrating and can even make it difficult to express simple wants and needs. This is why it is so important to address the individual communication needs of people with Parkinson’s disease in the most effective ways possible.
Mask Use and the Effect on the Voice
Have you felt that it is difficult to be understood when speaking with your face-covering in place? Or have you felt that your voice feels strained or that you have throat pain from speaking with your mask on? If so, read on for tips to improve your communication while wearing a mask.
Therapy to Regain Your Voice
Your voice has the power to completely change what others think of you. Do you like the sound of your speaking voice? Do you feel like your voice is too soft, too nasal, monotone, quiet, or too loud? If the quality, pitch or volume, or tone of your voice is not where you think it should be, then voice therapy may be the solution. Read on to learn more about what voice therapy is and how you can keep your voice healthy to avoid future voice problems.
What are Voice Disorders?
When the quality, volume or pitch of the voice is different from what is considered normal for other speakers of the same age, gender and cultural background, it may be indicative of a voice disorder. The causes of a voice disorder can vary widely. A speech-language pathologist can help with certain voice disorders. For more information, and to learn how we can help with a voice problem, read on.
How to Get Ready for Online Speech Therapy & Communication Coaching
If you are new to online speech therapy, then we’ve got you covered! Here are some great tips to get you ready for your first speech therapy session.
A Complete Guide to Speech Therapy for Aphasia: What You Need to Know
Aphasia is a communication problem that can affect spoken language, understanding, reading and writing. A diagnosis of aphasia can be detrimental for both the individual with aphasia and their caregivers. Aphasia can affect a person’s ability to communicate during daily activities and prevent them from returning to work. The goal of speech therapy for aphasia is to restore communication and to compensate for the communication challenges. Our therapists can address these problems and improve the quality of life for those with aphasia.
Telepractice for Speech & Language Treatment
You may hear other terms used such as telemedicine, online therapy, teletherapy, telespeech, etc., but they are all referring to the same concept. With telepractice a person in need of speech, language, voice or swallowing therapy/evaluations will receive all of the benefits of high-quality in-person therapy without having to travel to a clinic or hospital to receive the services.
Improving Quality of Life with LSVT for Parkinson's Disease
Approximately 1 million people in the United States have Parkinson’s disease. Of those, up to 90% of individuals with Parkinson’s disease experience voice and speech problems at some point during the course of their disease affecting their quality of life. There is a way to help improve communication skills and quality of life with individuals with Parkinson’s disease. Read on to learn how.