Have you ever wondered what it's like to stammer? In this episode, Aman kindly shares his experiences as a person who stammers and how he has learned to embrace his stammer over the years. He reflects on his involvement with speech and language therapy, public speaking groups and how non-stammerers can be better communication partners.

If you would like to reach out to Aman, you can contact him by email [email protected].

If you would like to explore this topic further, head to ⁠stamma.org⁠ or ⁠actionforstammeringchildren.org⁠ for support, guidance and information.

In this episode of the UCL Giving Voice podcast, we are joined by Marie Pinkstone, an SLT who specialised in cleft lip and palate and has worked with the UK based charities CLEFT and CLAPA (links below). In this podcast we discuss Marie’s journey into the specialism, balancing research with working clinically, and Marie’s work with both CLEFT and CLAPA. Finally, Marie gives some advice for newly qualified speech and language therapists. Learn more about the charities here:

www.cleft.org.uk/news/join-trainees

www.clapa.com

In Part 2 of our chat with Alix Lewer and Charly Harris from Include.org, we find out more about what Include.org does as an organisation. We discuss how they deliver “sneaky speech and language therapy,” support members’ self-advocacy skills and the vital impact of inclusive communication training.

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Speech and language therapists don’t just work in clinics, schools and hospitals. In this episode, we welcome Alix Lewer and Charly Harris from Include.org to talk about the work they do as SLTs to promote inclusive communication and run fun community projects for people with communication needs. We ask them how they got where they are now in their careers, how their roles have changed since joining Include.org and what they love most about what they do now. They also share some invaluable advice for those of us just starting out as speech and language therapists.

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For this episode of the UCL Giving Voice podcast, we are joined by Carolyn McGettigan, a researcher at UCL, to talk about voice clones generated by Artificial Intelligence. We explore the uses of AI-generated voice clones in both clinical and non-clinical contexts and delve into Carolyn's fascinating research into how people perceive clones of their own and their loved ones' voices. Finally, Carolyn shares some wisdom with those wanting to start a research project of their own.

This project is part of UCL ChangeMakers, which is a student-staff partnership initiative for enhancing teaching and learning. We are three speech and language therapy students and a lecturer, and we have been meeting regularly to create a podcast about speech and language therapy. Our aim is to support the development of clinical skills in students and newly qualified speech and language therapists.

02:08 Topic 1 - What we love about being an SLT

18:58 Topic 2 - Challenges and adaptations

36:57 Topic 3 - Developing relationships and having difficult conversations

1:00:00 Topic 4 - Our own mental health and wellbeing

1:14:02 Topic 5 - Tips for our newly qualified professionals

This UCL Giving Voice podcast episode will explore a speech and language therapy approach pioneered by UCL called Better Conversations. We will be joined by the team behind this approach to understand how Better Conversations came about, who it is for, facilitators and barriers for implementation, last but not least, how it is the future of therapy for conversation and communication disabilities.

Social prescribing is being championed as the new framework for providing holistic, socially meaningful support to clients accessing healthcare... so why have we never heard of it? The UCL Giving Voice Podcast is here to demystify social prescribing through a conversation with social prescribing mentors, Julie Lowe and Mariam Malik and social prescribing student champion, Katy Crowne.

What’s it like to be a speech-language therapist working abroad? Three guests share their personal and professional journeys of taking their clinical role overseas to New Zealand, France, and Australia. Learn about our guests’ destinations, what they did there, and where in the world they are today.

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Episode produced and audio-edited by UCL Student: Carly Simonaitis

Recorded at the University College London.

What's it feel like to be a UK Speech-Language Therapist (SLT) with an international background? Three East Asian SLTs share their experience working in a range of settings, including mainstream and special needs schools, acute in-patient settings, voice and transgender voice. Tune in to learn about their journey into the field, a typical day in the life as an SLT, and how their bilingual background plays a role in their practice. Misconceptions like with accent modification are also discussed. Join this cultural exchange to celebrate diversity and raise awareness!  

Episode produced by UCL Students: Vivian Lo and Claire Kwok. Audio by Carly Simonaitis.   

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Listen to more Giving Voice podcast episodes here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/ucl-giving-voice-society 

Check out the Giving Voice Student Society: https://studentsunionucl.org/clubs-societies/giving-voice-society 

To learn more about UCL's MSc Speech and Language Sciences course, visit: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/study/masters/msc-speech-and-language-sciences 

Recorded at University College London.