Everyday Life
Practical advice for managing speech difficulties in daily situations. Topics include building confidence, handling social challenges, voice exercises and finding support resources.
Communication Boards
Communication boards help people who can't speak express themselves by pointing to letters, words, or pictures.
Family Activities and Speech Disorders
Help your child practise speech skills through everyday family activities like reading aloud and storytelling.
Helping Someone Cope with a Speech Disorder
Simple ways to support someone dealing with a speech disorder and help them feel less alone.
Investigating Sign Language
Sign language serves people with hearing loss and speech disorders, using hand signs, facial expressions, and finger spelling to communicate.
Living with Speech Difficulties
Managing speech difficulties takes patience, stress relief and helping others understand what you're dealing with.
Questionnaire: Do I Encourage Speech in Public?
Assess whether you're helping your child build confidence speaking in public with this practical questionnaire and tips.
Questionnaire: Should I See a Speech Therapist?
Answer these 8 questions to figure out if speech therapy could help you improve your communication.
Speech and Bullying
Children with speech difficulties face higher risks of bullying, and there are practical ways parents and schools can help stop it.
Speech and Public Speaking
How to manage public speaking nerves and speech difficulties through preparation, room familiarity, and practical techniques.
Speech and Self Esteem
People with speech difficulties often struggle with self-esteem, but learning how others speak and sharing your experience can help restore confidence.
Stress Relief and Speech Disorders
How stress impacts your speech and simple ways to manage it at home.
Support for Speech Disorders
Getting help for speech disorders early makes a real difference, and the UK offers various support options including speech and language therapy.
The Use of Cued Speech
Cued speech uses hand shapes and positions near the mouth to help deaf people understand spoken language by making lip movements clearer.
Warming Up Your Voice
Warm up your voice before speaking or singing to prevent strain and keep your vocal cords healthy.