Sometimes I have clients come to me and start talking about how they are having a difficult time staying focused when in conversations, or when becoming emotional, having a difficult time self-regulating and controlling their own emotions.
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Some people who stutter are so good at masking their struggle with fluid speech that you would never know they stuttered.
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Public speaking is a common area of concern that clients from all walks of life come to us for support with. However, upon further investigation, it is often specifically the fear of “speaking on the spot” that can have a wider spreading impact on a client’s quality of life.
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There four basic types of word stress that lead to proper intonation in English. These include: Tonic stress, Emphatic stress, Contrastive stress and New information stress.
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Since the pandemic started in 2020 masks were made mandatory in June/July last year. Masks are required to be worn in all enclosed public spaces, public transportation and many workplaces. Since then we all know the struggles of wearing a mask and trying to communicate.
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Gendered expectations and feedback influence our vocal presentations from a young age. When adults speak to children and assume their gender, they alter the pitch and tone of their voices.
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