Blurb: Did you know?

• Teachers are 32 times more likely to report voice difficulties than the average person.
• 11% of teachers reported a current voice disorder, with 58% experiencing a voice problem during their career. (Nelson 2005)
• Teachers are 4% of the working population, but compose 20% of patients seen in voice clinics.

During this talk, you will learn:

• The Teacher’s voice (Why it’s different)
• How the voice works
• Adapting your environment
• Vocal Hygiene
• Emotional Health
• Posture and Breathing
• Vocal Exercises

This will be a 1 hour talk from Jennifer Grundulis, Senior Speech and Language Therapist, CATTS Ireland.

Jennifer’s bio: Jennifer has more than 25 years experience in Speech and Language Therapy. She received her undergraduate degree from Syracuse University in New York before qualifying with her master's degree at the University of Texas at Dallas. She worked in Texas in the United States before moving to Ireland in 2005.

Attendees of this event will receive free access to the online version of the course. This is a full 3 hours, with all breathing exercises and examples.