Freeman Speech Practice Blog

Difficulties with Expression or Speech

Difficulties with Expression or Speech

My blog post Communication Skills was a reminder to all of us about how important good communication skills are and how we can forget simple strategies in our busy day to day lives. In my job as a Speech and Language Therapist, I work with people who are experiencing communication difficulties following a stroke or…

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Listening or Understanding Difficulties

Listening or Understanding Difficulties

My blog post Communication Skills was a reminder to all of us about how important good communication skills are and how we can forget simple strategies in our busy day to day lives. It is one thing to consider this advice when all of our communication skills are working well but what happens if we…

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Communication Skills

Communication skills on a notepad

It is all too easy nowadays to forget about basic communication essentials. We all lead busy lives and have many competing demands for our attention. Much of our interaction can now be indirect via email or messaging which whilst quick and convenient can lead to miscommunications. These communication methods can lack adequate information about context…

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Aphasia Awareness

Aphasia Awareness

A stroke can occur totally out of the blue. Over 100 000 people have a stroke every year and 1 in 4 strokes happen to people under the age of 65. I have specialised in working with stroke survivors for over 15 years and would like to say thank you to them for teaching me…

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