How to slow down your speech: do we need a new approach?
Exceptionally fast talking isn’t rare. It’s even got a fancy scientific name: tachylalia. (It’s Greek, meaning “swift chatter”. ) I don’t like the term: It’s…
The Pesky Lisp Fixer: a new evidence-based approach for kids whose interdental lisps won’t stay fixed!
Don’t you hate those pesky interdental lisps? You know, the ones that won’t stay fixed? To fix an interdental lisp – those lisps where your…
Let’s cut to the chase: when should I seek help from a speech pathologist for my child?
Speech pathologists help people with communication problems. But many of us are not very good at explaining what we do in Plain English: We use…
I’m an adult who lisps. Do I need speech therapy?
Not unless you want help. Before the age of six, it’s relatively common for children to lisp /s/ and /z/ sounds. But, for some adults,…
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My voice shakes: what can I do about it?
For me, it happened most memorably during my first ever court appearance as a lawyer. It was a simple procedural mention in a mid-level court…