Speech Development

For parents of young children, speech milestones are monumental—from baby babble to first words to full sentences. It's natural to worry when they don't arrive "on schedule" or when your little one seems to lag behind their peers. In What to Do When Your Child Isn't Talking, speech and language therapist Nicola Lathey and journalist Tracey Blake offer parents reassurance and solutions—at a moment when speech delay and regression is more common than ever.

Are you still waiting for your child to say the words "Mama" or "Dada" or string together a few words to form a sentence? As a parent, you want to ensure that your child receives the best start in life, which means learning the vital skills that will help them navigate through childhood and adolescence. But this goal is stifled when their development is delayed and they struggle to learn how to speak or use language as expected.

Do you feel overwhelmed? Struggling to stay focused? Letting distractions, fear, or self-doubt hold you back? The Mental Edge will challenge you to take control of your mind, sharpen your focus, and push yourself beyond every mental barrier. This book is your personal blueprint for mental toughness, packed with 25 powerful motivational speeches designed to help you think sharper, move faster, and execute with precision. Unbreakable Mindset – Train your brain to stay disciplined, eliminate hesitation, and develop the mental strength to push through any challenge.

The importance of stories hasn't gone down one bit as time has moved on. The way they are delivered has unimaginably diversified - the invention of writing definitely shook things up. Now two people didn't even have to be in the same room for a story to be passed between them. Today we have trillions of written words easily available to us just a click away.

Finally! A foolproof, step-by-step roadmap for making impressive speeches, even if you're scared stiff and have never spoken to an audience in your life! Does speaking before a group make you anxious? Now you can finally astound them with your speaking abilities. Speaking in front of people can be dreadful, indeed. You might not know what to say or how to say it. You might not have a clue on how the audience will respond (or react).

This book not only covers the importance of overcoming your anxiety and fear of public speaking. You will also learn to sharpen the necessary skills for your next speech.

Are you tired of seeing your little one struggle to make friends, exhibit challenging behaviors, or struggle with communication? Imagine if there was a proven toolkit designed by a speech therapist that could equip your toddler with the essential social skills they need to thrive in any situation, even if they have delayed skills.

Do you feel stuck? Fighting against self-doubt? Struggling to stay disciplined when motivation fades? Unstoppable Mind will push you beyond your limits and challenge you to develop the relentless mindset needed to win. This book isn’t about empty inspiration—it’s about action. Packed with 25 high-impact motivational speeches, it will help you build mental toughness, eliminate excuses, and take control of your success. Unbreakable Self-Discipline – Master the ability to take action even when you don’t feel like it. Success isn’t about motivation—it’s about commitment.

Public speaking is one of the most intimidating and important aspects of many jobs. Speaking up with Confidence is an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to write and deliver a speech that people will listen to and remember.

This audiobook will teach you how to listen and speak more effectively, avoid the most common conversational disasters, think faster on your feet, forget awkward silences, and use proven strategies that allow you to successfully communicate your point of view to anyone.

Vous perdez facilement votre voix, vous êtes à bout de souffle, vous stressez facilement devant un auditoire ? Voici un programme de travail quotidien, facile à suivre, qui vous permettra d'utiliser votre voix sans la fatiguer. Vous pourrez travailler la respiration, le souffle, le rythme et la chaleur de votre voix. Des conseils et une banque d'exercices qui vous amuseront et que vous pourrez faire et refaire chez vous, au travail ou en automobile.

Speaking well in public can open many doors for us. From a professional point of view, it can help to increase the possibilities in a job interview, get more credibility and attention in work meetings, obtain better results in an examination, attract clients for a company or project, gain the confidence of your team, and leadership. Learn the techniques of powerful people who can win people’s hearts and achieve their goal by speech. Learn why people listen to them. Learn why they matter and how you can make your speeches impactful using their secrets.

In this speech training manual, we teach you how to produce all British English sounds. Each chapter in the book covers one sound. First, we explain how to place your tongue, lips, and jaw for the target sound. Then you repeat the sound in words, phrases, sentences, proverbs, famous quotations, verses, and tongue twisters. In addition, you drill contraction exercises, words with silent letters, and French expressions used in business in the English-speaking world. This is the most complete and comprehensive resource for business speech training.

Great speeches for making a proposal. Smart words to say at a wedding.

Does Autism have you down in the pits? Don't settle for a disappointing or mediocre existence. Not only can we live well in spite of Autism, but we can discover the greatest treasures in life because of Autism. This work takes a high functioning Autistic perspective and concisely walks you through the major keys to unlocking the life mysteries of sex, weight loss, politics, family life, wealth, spirituality, romantic love, and planting, seeking to ultimately empower you, Autistic or not.

Mastering the Art of Oral Presentations is your expert guide to delivering memorable and effective speeches and presentations. Whether selling a product, offering a service, or bidding for a contract, your oral presentation skills can often determine success or failure. This invaluable resource delivers real-world advice and proven strategies to elevate your game and close the deal. Comprehensive coverage of preparation procedures, delivery techniques, and presentation strategies provide you with the tools and knowledge to motivate and persuade your audience.

The Toastmaster is a collection of writings on the Toastmasters public speaking club. I talk about my experiences in the club and what to expect from being a member. You will get a look into how the club works to better decide if you should join.

Public speaking is a process of telling stories to get a message across - if we think of it this way, then we only need to work on getting better at telling stories. We tell stories every day. We tell them to our friends, to our families, to our colleagues. We even tell them to strangers on the plane. If we learn to share our stories well, then people will have a positive association. As salespeople, we can link stories to our key points.

Each of us gets in such situations where you need to deliver a convincing and detailed speech - on the exam, at a business meeting, or in the company of friends. This audiobook teaches you how to get out of the position with dignity, because it talks about the art of speech. This audiobook will teach breathing and voice techniques, develop good diction and correct pronunciation, and much more. In conclusion, there are exercises that will help make your voice more sonorous and beautiful. The audiobook is indispensable for of teachers, journalists, and all those whose work is related to public engagement.

In this audio book you will discover a sure way to remove public speaking from your top 10 fears. This audiobook will guide you through delivering a successful public speech with the comfort that you have always wanted. Public speaking, a skill that could provide you a great advantage in today’s competitive world, is no longer a foreign and scary concept. This audiobook will teach you the pervasiveness of public speaking and how we incorporate it in our daily lives. Public speaking is an art that involves the delivery of a message in front of an audience.