Speechies Mindful Connections
A blog by Jessica Turner of Impactful Speech Therapy
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How to Be a Better Active Listener
We’ve all been in conversations where we walk away thinking, “They didn’t hear a word I said.” Maybe the other person was distracted, interrupted constantly, or rushed to…
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The Power of Word and Sentence Stress in Communication
When we think about communication, we often focus on vocabulary and grammar. But there’s another element that carries just as much—if not more—weight: stress. In English, the way…
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Finding Your Authentic Voice
How Speech Therapy Helps You Sound Like You Everyone has a voice story. Some people feel their voice doesn’t match who they are—they may sound too young, too…
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What Is Stuttering?
Stuttering is more than just “getting stuck” on a word—it’s a disruption in the natural flow of speech. These disruptions, also called disfluencies, can look different for each…
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Tone of Voice: The Hidden Power of Nonverbal Communication
We often focus on what we say, but just as important is how we say it. Tone of voice—the pitch, pace, volume, and emotion carried in our speech—shapes…
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Flexible Thinking—The Key to Adaptability
How to Pivot When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned Life rarely goes exactly the way we expect. A meeting gets rescheduled, the computer crashes, traffic causes delays, or…
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