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I don't know if Leo or Jeannette wrote this, but thank for the speech hints. I have always been able to type as fast as I could talk until Parkinson's, and was a pretty speedy talker too! Cheers, Brenda Leo Fuhr wrote: > Brenda, > I also have problems with volume and being tongue tied and stumbling over > words and tripping over my tongue. Actually, I have a lifetime history of > talking faster than my tongue can go......and I am REALLY tongue tied, > too(the piece that attaches my tongue to the floor of my mouth is attached > nearly all the way to the end of my tongue). It is difficult for me to > keep a thermometer under my tongue or to move my tongue out of the way for > dental work or to lick an ice cream cone....I move the scoop, not my > tongue. > > What works best for me to increase volume is to breathe deeply and push > from the diaphragm. Any vocal music teachers who have a better > description? If you place your hand on your diaphragm (lower abdomen) and > say PUH, PUH, PUH repeatedly your hand will move if you are using the > proper muscles. > > To slow down and not trip over words, try enunciating (differs from > pronouncing) i.e. shape the lips and speak crisply and distinctly. This > takes concentration and practice but should help if you are stammering. > > When my husb tells me to "Slow down. what's your hurry?", I find putting up > a mental image of a stop sign or a road sign with S-L-O-W School Zone is > helpful when I need to mentally shift to a slower gear and get my lips and > tongue working in sync. I am a public speaking teacher at a community > college and it will be interesting when I return to the classroom in > January after nearly two years to see if I can practice what I teach. > > Jeanette Fuhr 49-age now/47-age diagnosed/44?age symptoms began > > ---------- > From: Brenda Ambuehl <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Speech Pathology > Date: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 10:13 PM > > Mallory, I would really like to have some speech therapy...my doctor hasn't > recommended it, however, says Kaiser won't pay for it. (nation's largest > HMO > for whom I also work). > > I've read about the Lee Silverman Technique but haven't tried it. If > anyone > can put me onto a good speech therapist in Portland OR, I'd be very > interested. My speech problems are speaking too softly mainly...but > sometimes > I also get a bit tongue tied. > > Cheers, > > Brenda > > Mallory Dillon wrote: > > > Hi. I am a graduate student in speech pathology at the University of > > Kentucky. I am writing a research paper about PD and its effects on the > > voice. I am trying to prove that speech intervention will improve the PD > > patient's voice in the areas of loudness, pitch and rate. Does anyone > know > > where I can find any research on this topic? Has anyone ever received > any > > speech therapy? Did it help? Was the Lee Silverman Technique used? > Have > > any of your doctors recommended speech therapy? Thank you for your time, > > Mallory Dillon