Are you ready to rise to the next level in your professional and personal life? Good news! Communication is the key and one of the speech-language pathologists at TASC can help. With advanced training in areas of speech, language, voice, cognition, and non-verbal communication- we are ready to help you work on any communication goal you have. Your time to level up is NOW.

The first EVER video blog post from Jordan Scholl, SLP for Toronto Adult Speech Clinic. Learn how to project your voice safely, avoid shouting, and maximize your impact. Great information for fitness professionals, teachers, actors, and anyone else wanting to take command of their voice and their audience.

An increase in “digital” solutions to communication, such as the popular platform Zoom, has resulted in a phenomenon of increased fatigue, now coined as “Zoom Fatigue.” In this post, I break down a recent BBC article and current literature on the topic, and offer strategies so you can combat your own experience with “Zoom Fatigue.”

I have been getting more and more healthcare and retail workers reaching out to me saying they are finding it challenging to communicate clearly through a mask. They are experiencing light-headedness, vocal strain and pain, and increased physical and vocal fatigue throughout the day. Here are some tips to make sure while you care for others, you can also take care of yourself.

With the increased attention on cannabis in the media, more attention is being placed in research labs on its health effects. In this brief post, we explore what the current literature says about the impact inhalation of cannabis can have on the voice and how to best educate voice therapy clients who use cannabis regularly.

Long before COVID-19, the communication of misinformation has been an uncontrolled and unchecked global pandemic. At this time, when there is a flurry of information that is ever-changing and becoming increasingly easy to access, how do we protect ourselves from this novel virus as well as the hysteria that evolves from fear-mongering and widespread dissemination of misinformation?

It is well-documented that hormonal changes result in changes in voice quality for speakers and singers. Recent literature supports voice therapy as a way to overcome some of these voice changes as they happen within the menstrual cycle or post menopause.

When deciding whether to use steam or a nebulizer for your voice care needs, here are some important considerations based on the differences between these two methods of external hydration. Remember: knowledge is power when you are trying to make the best choice for your voice.

In this 2019 Pride Month post, we tackle the question on everyone’s tongue- “Is there a gay voice?” We explore the literature and what experts describe as trends in the communication of people who identify as gay. We challenge our perspectives and acknowledge that like sexuality and gender- communication is a dynamic spectrum that can express our individuality, while finding beauty in our similarities.

Learning from the human body about the human body teaches you more than facts- it teaches perspectives that guide truly holistic therapeutic approaches and can empower clients or patients to reclaim control over their bodies that too often we take for granted. “The people who gave their bodies to teach you were fearless advocates for change. A change in perspective. A change in knowledge. A change in our world.”