TheVoiceInstitute.com
Title
The Voice Institute
Description
An open communication system - easily accessible via e-mail or telephone, prompt response, will talk with significant others such as spouses, teachers, employers at your request, with your consent
The Voice Institute uses the SPEECHEASY™ electronic anti-stuttering device. The SpeechEasy device is extremely complex in structure (hardware and software), but wonderfully simple in its concept. The SpeechEasy device gives the user the effect of choral speaking. That is, when a group speaks together, as when reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, stutterers are generally very fluent. Within this situation, no one is speaking at the exact same rate nor at the same pitch. The device provides a delay in what one hears as they speak (as though someone were speaking more slowly than you) AND at a different pitch than your own, creating the impression that you are speaking “with someone else.” Many say it is like having someone else over their shoulder speaking at ALMOST the same time. This effect is identified as Delayed Auditory Feedback (DAF) and Frequency-Altered Feedback (FAF). In addition, the device, which resembles a hearing aid, also has some loudness (known as gain) alterations as well as some frequency shaping. It is NOT a hearing aid! Its purpose is to increase fluency by decreasing stuttering and ultimately the fears associated with stuttering moments. Very detailed information is available at www.Speecheasy.com. I advise you to follow every link, including How and Why it Works, Finding a Provider, Frequently Asked Questions, and What Is It? Call providers in order to choose the individual with whom you feel most comfortable. Most have e-mail addresses, so if you are reluctant to use the phone, e-mail your questions!
The first appointment for the SpeechEasy evaluation/programming will be three- to four hours long. Since the device is programmed according to the behavioral and verbal reactions to different settings, this should be time-consuming to get it right!
Contact
- Voice Institute
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- Tampa FL
- United States 33603
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- +1.8132288244
