Voice Workshops

 

 

 

Many referrals for voice therapy come from people who use their voice for their professions.  Examples are teachers and call centre workers who have a heavy vocal demand as they use their voice for sustained periods of time.  This can lead to vocal fatigue towards the end of the day, sometimes getting worse as the week progresses.  

Voice problems can occur because people are not taking care of their voice or using it inefficiently. People’s voice becomes hoarse or is sometimes lost completely.  Others will find that their voice ‘cuts out’ halfway through a sentence.  They can also have pain in their throat.  

 

Speech and language therapists can help people use their voice correctly and offer simple advice on vocal warm up and vocal hygiene. Some private speech and language therapists are able to offer workshops for businesses who have call centres and also to education.  Often as part of teacher training a speech and language therapist will give a lecture on why it is important to look after your voice and how you can keep it healthy.  Some schools invite a speech therapist in to give a short presentation over a lunch hour or after school.  Call centres are becoming increasingly aware of the need for their workers to know about vocal hygiene.  

 

A raised awareness can help combat time off for voice problems and also prevent voice problems from occurring in the first place.  Due to the nature of the job it can be difficult to take people off the phones but with planning many places have been able to achieve this so that those who need the advice get it. Please contact one of our private speech and language therapists to discuss if a voice presentation would be useful for your place of work.

 

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