Clear Speech TogetherAbout ClearSpeechTogether
ClearSpeechTogether or CST is a therapy programme developed by Anja Lowit, a Professor in Speech and Language Therapist working at Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland.
CST focuses on speaking LOUD and CLEAR. Research evidence shows us that these strategies lead to the most improvements in speech intelligibility.
CST includes up to 4 individual sessions with a speech and language therapist (SLT) to allow you to explore which of the strategies works best for you and to make sure you fully understand how to apply them. This is followed by four weeks of daily group sessions where you practise using the strategies during structured speech exercises as well as social chat with other group members.
The groups are run by patients, with weekly check ins from the SLT. The Patient Exercise Manual contains group activities and speech exercises for each day of the week, moving from individual words to talking freely about a topic.
Preliminary results from some small research studies indicate that CST can help people improve their intelligibility, and more importantly increases their confidence and encourages them to participate more in conversation with others again.
Many people also commented how important it is to keep practising. This website provides the materials to help with this. This can be done either individually or as part of a group that continues to meet once therapy is completed.
We would love to hear your feedback on this website or on CST if you have participated in the programme. Please go to the Feedback link on the homepage.