Posts tagged work environment
10 Quick Tips To Better Listening At Work
10 Quick Tips To Better Listening At Work

Here are 10 quick tips to support more effective listening skills in a workplace, whether that be during a meeting, or an interaction with a colleague. These can apply in-person, or virtually!

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Liana HewWell Said: Toronto Speech Therapyspeech-language pathologist, speech therapist, adult, speech, speech therapy, treatment, practice, healthcare, skills, practitioner, strategies, communicate, social, meetings, speaking, couples communication, social skills, graduate clinic, university of toronto, clinical education program, slp candidate, listening, work environment
How To Communicate In The Workplace
How To Communicate In The Workplace

Showing confidence through your verbal communication as well as non-verbal communication is important to show confidence in the work place. How does one go about this in a way that is respectful, and shows that you know what you are talking about?

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Liana HewWell Said: Toronto Speech Therapyspeech-language pathologist, speech therapist, speech teacher, adult, communication, conversation, speech, communication skills, voice therapy, voice, anna pasternak, public speaking, presentations, effective communication, communicate, professional communication, work environment, workplace, meetings, assertiveness
What You Can Say to Become a Good Listener
What You Can Say to Become a Good Listener

Validation is a critical listening skill that many of us are never taught. It can help us improve not only friendships and romantic relationships, but also relationships that are fraught with conflict.

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Liana HewWell Said: Toronto Speech Therapyspeech-language pathologist, speech therapist, speech teacher, adult, professional communication, professional, social skills, communication, discussion, conflict, resolution, couple, couple communication, coworker, work environment, megan smith, active listening, loved one, validation
Fallacies You Didn’t Know Your Mind Was Committing
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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Liana HewWell Said: Toronto Speech Therapyspeech-language pathologist, speech therapist, speech teacher, adult, communication, work environment, conversation, speech, client, speech therapy, anxiety, nervous, self-perception, thoughts, beliefs, negativity, mindfulness, positivity, dain hong
Comparing the Two Main Practice Standards in Healthcare
Comparing the Two Main Practice Standards in Healthcare

The two main tenets of practice in healthcare are: evidence-based practice, and client-centred practice. Speech-language pathologists must consider the best ways to practice, by keeping scientific evidence and the individuality of their clients in mind, while also considering how a given strategy will fit with a client’s individual needs.

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Liana HewWell Said: Toronto Speech Therapyspeech-language pathologist, speech therapist, speech teacher, adult, communication, work environment, conversation, speech, julie cohn, treatment, practice standard, client, practice, healthcare, speech therapy
Prosody: The Music of Language
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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Liana HewWell Said: Toronto Speech Therapyspeech-language pathologist, speech therapist, speech teacher, adult, communication, work environment, conversation, speech, accent modification, fluency, dain hong