Stuttering or stammering is a fluency disorder where there are repetitions, blocks or prolongations during speech. In this article, we will go through how stuttering was perceived and treated during different eras and periods.
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Pitch is a component of voice that determines how high or low it sounds. It is an important feature that determines a voice. Generally, a feminine voice has a higher pitch and a masculine voice has a lower pitch. The pitch of a voice is determined by a number of factors which are: the size of the vocal folds, the size of the larynx, the muscles of the larynx and the number of times vocal folds vibrate while producing voice.
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Fluency disorder can be defined as “an interruption in the flow of speaking characterized by atypical rate, rhythm and disfluencies (eg. Repetitions of sounds, syllables, words and phrases; sound prolongations and blocks), which may also be accompanied by excessive tension, speaking avoidance, struggle behaviours and secondary mannerisms” (ASHA, 1993).
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Professional communication skills, in simple terms, are the communication skills that are necessary in professional situations. These skills are important to grow and to maintain a person’s career. In this article, we will be discussing examples and the importance of some basic professional communication skills that are required in general.
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Although fluency disorder is commonly known as a disruption in the speech fluency, they can be classified into different types based on the type of the fluency disruption. There are different ways a fluency disorder can be classified. In this article we will be focusing on classification of fluency disorder based on the type of disruptions in the flow of speech.
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The meaning of resonance in physics, in very simple terms, is the maximum vibration of a body due to an external force. The resonance in voice is called vocal resonance. The characteristics of voice changes based on the changes in resonances in resonating cavities. We will further discuss the various resonance cavities and their effects on voice.
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