3 Pacing Exercises for Clearer Speech

If your speech feels slurred, rushed, or hard to understand after a stroke or brain injury, this video is for you. I share 3 pacing techniques speech therapists use to improve clarity, slow speech down and improve intelligibility for adults with dysarthria and other motor speech disorders. If you’re working on stroke recovery, brain injury rehab, or Parkinson’s speech treatment, these tools can help you speak more clearly and confidently. Subscribe for more adult speech therapy exercises and stroke rehab exercises. Timestamp: 00:00 Slower Speech 1:03 Speech Tip 1 2:52 Tip 2 5:55 Tip 3 ✔ “Pacing and rate modification strategies are supported by clinical research showing benefits for dysarthria after stroke.” (Blanchet & Snyder, 2010; systematic reviews on stroke dysarthria rehab). ✔ “Slowing speaking rate has been shown to reduce variability in speech movements, a factor linked to clearer speech in dysarthria.” (McHenry, 2003). References: 1. Duffy, J. R. (2013). Motor Speech Disorders: Substrates, Differential Diagnosis, and Management (3rd ed.). 2. Blanchet PG, Snyder GJ. Speech rate treatments for individuals with dysarthria: a tutorial. Percept Mot Skills. 2010 Jun;110(3 Pt 1):965-82. doi: 10.2466/PMS.110.3.965-982. PMID: 20681347. 📸 Instagram: speech.secrets https://www.instagram.com/speech.secrets 👍 Facebook: Speech Secrets https://www.facebook.com/SpeechSecrets/ 💙 Support the channel (Speech Secrets Supporter Circle): https://www.youtube.com/@SpeechSecrets/membership ~~~~Medical Disclaimer~~~~ All information, content, and material of this video is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to serve as a substitute for the consultation, diagnosis, and/or medical treatment of a qualified physician or healthcare provider. Never rely on information from this channel in place of seeking medical advice. You are encouraged to confer with your medical professional with regard to information contained in this video BEFORE completing these exercises. By performing any exercises, you are performing them at your own risk. ​Kasondra Vanpykeren is not responsible or liable for any advice, course of treatment, diagnosis, injury or harm you sustain as a result of these exercises and information in this channel. **Jingle by Sarah Hendricks (Instagram: @cadet_ca)