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Against using templates in voice center cover letter applications
Why I really don’t believe in using templates for a cover letter. When you use a template you're plugging in your info into a prescribed...
SpeakingBoldly
Dec 14, 20232 min read
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How to BUILD your own confidence as an early Voice SLP
Let’s move past the advice that confidence is simply just faking it til you make it… Idk about you but that feels pretty icky AND still...
SpeakingBoldly
Dec 14, 20233 min read
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Voice Clinical Fellowship To-dos and timeline
If you're wondering what the heck to get done WHEN for the CF apps, I got ya 👇🏻👇🏻 DECEMBER Identify your UNIQUE value and traits and...
SpeakingBoldly
Dec 14, 20231 min read
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A "day in the life" as a voice speech pathologist
What does a day in the life look like for a voice SLP in both a hospital and private practice (during COVID)? Monday: Wake up 6 am. Get...
SpeakingBoldly
Jan 11, 20214 min read
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Voice therapy for spasmodic dysphonia and other neurological voice disorders
There’s a strong belief that if a person has a voice disorder of neurological origin then speech pathologists have no role. No!! Why do...
SpeakingBoldly
Nov 7, 20202 min read
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"But Voice Therapy Doesn't Work For Me"
“Voice therapy hasn't worked for me”. I’ve heard this a LOT. And often times, when I probe further I come to the conclusion of well, in...
SpeakingBoldly
Nov 7, 20202 min read
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The link between voice use and throat clearing
Do you know how voice use and throat clearing are linked? I’ve seen many patients whose throat clearing is actually directly related to...
SpeakingBoldly
Nov 7, 20202 min read
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"Don't expect your path to be linear"
“Don’t expect your path to be linear.” It has been the one of the best pieces of advice I’ve received thus far in my career. Although I...
SpeakingBoldly
Oct 29, 20202 min read
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"Sensory Tricks" can make spasmodic dysphonia symptoms go away? Or do they?
Why do symptoms of Spasmodic Dysphonia essentially disappear when doing certain tasks? You may have heard of “sensory tricks” before or...
SpeakingBoldly
Oct 29, 20202 min read
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Patient-Centered Treatment
Meet them where they are and be on the same team”. • This is one thing I told my extern this week when discussing patient compliance and...
SpeakingBoldly
Oct 23, 20202 min read
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Difficult patients or professionals' failure to fully see the disorder?
“Difficult patients”. I’ve heard this term a lot. But what does this really mean? Maybe they didn’t follow our recommendations and we...
SpeakingBoldly
Oct 23, 20202 min read
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Stimulability in voice treatment: What is it and what are the important uses?
STIMULABILITY. Yes, it’s a REAL word and YES you should know it! • If you’ve never heard of stimulability or if you don’t know how...
SpeakingBoldly
Oct 23, 20201 min read
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Inefficient voice use can cause throat clearing?
Do you know how voice use and throat clearing are linked? I’ve seen many patients whose throat clearing is actually directly related to...
SpeakingBoldly
Oct 23, 20202 min read
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Going with the flow in voice therapy sessions
Working WITH and not against patients. How do we work with our patients instead of against? I had a session with a patient the other week...
SpeakingBoldly
Oct 23, 20202 min read
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The ol' frenemy, imposter syndrome
Let’s talk imposter syndrome. • I had a session with a high-powered manager yesterday. He manages about 100 employees across a very large...
SpeakingBoldly
Oct 23, 20202 min read
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Neurological Voice Disorders and Voice Therapy
Voice therapy for spasmodic dysphonia and other neurological voice disorders.
SpeakingBoldly
Sep 29, 20202 min read
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So what is voice therapy, really?
Do you know what to expect from voice therapy? What is really at the core of voice therapy? So maybe you’ve tried some voice therapy...
SpeakingBoldly
Sep 23, 20204 min read
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Essential Tremor of the Voice 101
Understanding Essential Tremor of the Voice What is it? Essential tremor of the voice is a form of essential tremor. Essential tremor is...
SpeakingBoldly
Aug 20, 20204 min read
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Kicking throat clearing to the curb
Do you clear your throat often? Do you even KNOW if you do? Throat clearing is something that many people are guilty of but maybe don’t...
SpeakingBoldly
Aug 10, 20202 min read
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The world of online speech therapy
These past few months have certainly tested our flexibility, ability to adapt quickly, and our technological skills (which if I’m being...
SpeakingBoldly
Aug 3, 20201 min read
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