Posts tagged articulation
Are You Having Difficulty With The ‘L’ Sound?
Are You Having Difficulty With The ‘L’ Sound?

Often I have a lot of clients telling me that they are having difficulties with the ‘L’ sound. So why is it so hard to say the ‘L’ in words in English such as ‘ball’, when you already have this sound in your language as well? The reason is because there are differences in how we pronounce the ‘L’ sound in English.

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AdminWell Said: Toronto Speech Therapyspeech-language pathologist, speech therapist, speech teacher, anna pasternak, services, therapist, speech therapy, lisp, L sound, articulation, pronunciation, accent
The Dos And Don'ts Of Vocal Hygiene
The Dos And Don'ts Of Vocal Hygiene

Improper speaking techniques and vocally damaging behaviours can lead to both temporary and permanent vocal damage. The first step to protecting your voice, is understanding how the voice works:

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Liana HewWell Said: Toronto Speech Therapyspeech-language pathologist, speech therapist, speech teacher, adult, communication, conversation, speech, breathing, voice quality, articulation, laura janzen, vocal damage, vocal fatigue, phonation, rest, speaking, public speaking
Intersection of Cochlear implants and English as a L2
Intersection of Cochlear implants and English as a L2

While an intersection of a client’s hearing level with their familiarity with English may make effective therapy sessions seem out of reach, as communication experts, we return to the main intention of communication—to understand and be understood.

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Liana HewWell Said: Toronto Speech Therapyspeech-language pathologist, speech therapist, speech teacher, adult, communication, conversation, speech, dain hong, communication skills, aural, rehabilitation, ESL, accent, accent modification, cochlear implant, pronunciation, articulation
The Value of IPA in Accent Training
The Value of IPA in Accent Training

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of symbols standardized to represent sounds (or phonemes) of spoken language. It is the perfect alphabet in which every letter represents one phoneme only, and each phoneme has its appropriate symbol.

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Liana HewWell Said: Toronto Speech Therapyspeech-language pathologist, speech therapist, speech teacher, adult, communication, conversation, speech, accent modification, dain hong, articulation, pronunciation, sound differences, phonemes, IPA, phonetic
The Four Components of Your Running Speech
The Four Components of Your Running Speech

Speaking may seem as easy as opening your mouth to allow the sounds to come out. However, speech-language pathologists are challenged to return to the four subsystems of speech: respiration, phonation, resonance, and articulation.

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Liana HewWell Said: Toronto Speech Therapyspeech-language pathologist, speech therapist, speech teacher, adult, communication, conversation, speech, accent modification, dain hong, breathing, voice quality, articulation
Pronouncing a Sound You Can’t Hear
Pronouncing a Sound You Can’t Hear

We often work with people who know that they have trouble with certain sounds, but who say they don’t hear the difference between their version and the “correct” version. How can they learn to say what they can’t even hear? We often work with people who know that they have trouble with certain sounds, but who say they don’t hear the difference between their version and the “correct” version. How can they learn to say what they can’t even hear?

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Liana HewWell Said: Toronto Speech Therapyspeech-language pathologist, speech therapist, speech teacher, adult, speech, speech therapy, communicate, professional, 1-on-1 therapy, treatment, megan smith, articulation, accent modification, accent, sounds, pronounce, listening, sound differences, enunciation, lisping