Speech therapy / training may include:
Speech and communication exercises to address:
- Articulation
- Word and sentence stress, including rhythm and pausing
- Intonation
- Speech rate variations
- Eye contact
- Postures and gestures
- Communication strategies to compensate for limited areas of speech
- Problem solving strategies for addressing communication breakdowns
- Blending acquired skills into the patient’s work and social settings
Speech therapy for people who stutter:
- Practice fluency techniques
- Practice stuttering modification (reduce the strength of the stutter)
- Learn about stuttering and about your own way of stuttering
- Discuss thoughts and feelings about stuttering
Accent modification:
- Practice articulation, stress, intonation, and overall fluency
- Compare speech patterns between your first language/dialect and Standard American English
- Compare communication styles between cultures
- Compare culture-based attitudes that may affect communication
Public speaking training:
- Maintain eye contact, appropriate speech rate and loudness level
- Build confidence
- Understand the target audience
- Prepare for a specific speaking event
