By Ela Britchkow, Speech Therapist, American Accent Specialist
One time, I was working with a husband and wife team who were originally from India. Soon during our first lesson it became evident that the husband had a frontal lisp...
Nasal sounding speech can be caused by both a reduced and excessive outflow flow of air. Besides impacting on the quality of the sound of your speech it may also be related to a medical condition. Treatment may entail speech therapy and possibly additional medical evaluation.
Nasal Voice Disorder. In the English language, there are only three sounds that should vibrate in your nose: the m, the n, and the ng sounds. What this means is A lisp is a speech impediment that affects the way an individual says words that contain the letters s and z. Most lisps are caused by Author: Ela Britchkow, Speech and Language Pathologist, Accent Reduction Specialist Soft Voice Disorder A soft or quiet voice can obviously inhibit communication. If someone can’t hear what you’re saying, they can’t give you a proper response. Instead of asking you to repeat yourself, sometimes they’ll just pretend they’ve heard you and end the conversation. Speaking with a Lisp A lisp is a speech impediment that affects the way an individual says words that contain the letters s and z. Most lisps are caused by incorrect tongue placement when speaking. Overbites and underbites can also cause an individual to have a lisp....
Do you Uptalk? Uptalk is a speech pattern in which phrases and sentences habitually end with a rising sound, as if the statement was a question. Also known as upspeak, high-rising terminal(HRT), high-rising tone, valley girl speech, Valspeak, talking in questions,
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