VOICECRAFT®
FOR
SPEECH PATHOLOGY STUDENTS
SYDNEY, AU, 2010
"Comprehensive, challenging!"
B.B. Speech Pathology Student
"Very good. It was intensive, but I think focussed on the key things and we didn't get bogged down in anything tedious."
L.H. Speech Pathology Student
"FANTASTIC! Unbelievable that it is not more common knowledge in the real world!!!"
S.S. Speech Pathology Student
"Well run, well organised, very professional."
V.L. Speech Pathology Student
"Very professional. Very Useful. Far reaching."
B.B. Speech Pathology Student
"Finally, voice Rx that makes sense."
L.H. Speech Pathology Student
"Good mix of practical and theory. Small group. Individual attention."
V.L. Speech Pathology Student
"The practice sessions gave us a very sound basis from which to develop the techniques."
B.B. Speech Pathology Student
"Gives me confidence to be able to treat a client."
V.L. Speech Pathology Student
"I would love to try some more."
B.B. Speech Pathology Student
SYDNEY, AU, 2009
“Very useful for clinical placements! Very practical with heaps of guidelines and demonstrations.”
F.C. Speech Pathology Student
“Very useful and applicable. Great because it tests your abilities and knowledge. Challenges your prior knowledge and enhances understanding through examples and practice.”
S.C. Speech Pathology student
“It was very in-depth. I like the way it covered a little bit of everything from anatomy , sensation, auditory analysis, visual representations as well as practice opportunities.”
K.W. Speech Pathology student
“It was helpful and developed my confidence to implement voice therapy.”
T.P.Y. Speech Pathology student
“I have gained an understanding of the disordered voice and how the techniques work. I could explain these to a non-speechy person.”
A.G. Speech Pathology student
“I really appreciate that you took the time to go through the techniques with everyone to make sure we all got it.”
F.C. Speech Pathology student
PLYMOUTH, UK, 2008
“I liked the balance of practical work, theory and listening to recordings of Alison’s clients, pre and post therapy.”
A.W. Student Speech & Language Therapist
“It has given me a greater understanding of voice, how we use it and what actually goes into creating different voice qualities. The ‘hands on’ approach was great as it gave us a chance to experiment in a safe environment.”
H.B. Student Speech & Language Therapist
“Very detailed and it moved at a fast pace but covered everything needed to know to treat voice disorder. The practical activities were very useful in consolidating knowledge and receiving feedback to make sure I was carrying out the techniques correctly.”
J.G. Student Speech & Language Therapist
SYDNEY, AU, 2008
“It was a wonderful experience that greatly expanded my knowledge and gave me confidence in my practical skills.”
T.T. Speech Pathology Student
“Should be compulsory for all students, a must for treating clients with confidence. I liked it!”
S.W. Speech Pathology student
“Fantastic insight into therapy techniques for the voice.”
S.M. Speech Pathology student
“Techniques are simple to grasp and I feel I could attempt to use the voice quality laugh posture myself and to help others in a clinical setting.”
C.J. Speech Pathology student
“It was a fantastic experience, it made me more confident to be able to appropriately treat a voice client with step-by-step instructions for techniques.”
Anonymous, Speech Pathology student
“I now understand one of the main reasons behind an unorganised voice and how to begin to tackle this practically. Prior to this I saw the area of voice confusing and off-putting.”
T.T. Speech Pathology student
“I hope this will be part of a skill set that stays with me and develops during my career.”
S.H. Speech Pathology student
“I was unaware of the versatility of the voice before this weekend and now I will feel confident practising these techniques for use in the future.”
S.M. Speech Pathology student
SYDNEY, AU, 2007
“I liked being able to listen to the other group members as it expanded my ability to perceive different elements. I liked the individual feedback from Alison. A great workshop, presented in a way that accommodates for each individual’s different learning.”
L.J. Speech Pathology Student
“Very practical and helpful because structurally it catered for everyone’s ability in regards to the pace we learnt at. I used to know that I could make lots of different sounds with my voice but I was unaware how. Now I know that slight changes can alter my voice and I know what is structurally happening. It was great to know that I was being listened to and if I wasn’t doing it properly it was picked up on.”
J.D. Speech Pathology student
“I enjoyed and was challenged by the workshop. I liked the individual feedback on different vocal techniques and postures. Prior to the workshop I viewed my knowledge as a bit fragmented but this workshop is helping me to bring the different layers of my understanding together.”
A.M. Speech Pathology student
“We were all taken through each technique and then Alison would go through each of us to make sure we were able to do it and to correct our technique. Very useful!”
A.L. Speech Pathology student
“Great and very inspiring. I felt safe to get things wrong because it could be solved.”
A.K. Speech Pathology student
SYDNEY, AU, 2006
“A great workshop—I would like to do it again and again. It provided a lot of practical opportunities which enabled me to get a hands on approach. It also dealt with the content in a way which was not daunting.”
R.M. Speech Pathology Student
“I was always deterred from voice due to a lack of confidence but I now feel prepared to work with voice clients and am excited by the prospect.”
M.M. Speech Pathology student
“Before the course I understood the anatomical structures but I didn’t really have a clear understanding of their functional use, and as a result I was petrified of being assigned a voice client in clinic and tried to avoid clients with voice disorganisation. Now I feel more confident about their perspective, eg. constriction and feel comfortable using techniques."
A.B. Speech Pathology student
“The workshop covered very practical techniques suitable for a range of clients and made me feel a lot more comfortable about providing voice therapy. It was thorough, well-organised and Alison used a variety of different methods to aid our learning.”
J.M. Speech Pathology student
“It provided step-by-step information on how to give therapy to clients and increased my confidence a lot. It was very practical with fantastic examples and ideas.”
A.W. Speech Pathology student
SYDNEY, AU, 2005
“I liked learning generic skills to be used with all clients, Alison’s easy going manner & learning specific techniques for voice. Alison’s knowledge, skills and patience creates an ideal environment to learn Voicecraft. An excellent workshop.”
L.E. Speech Pathology Student
“I thought it was great. I really learnt a lot from doing the workshop. The information was all very helpful and was presented in a way that helped me learn. I liked the relaxed atmosphere and plenty of opportunity to practise techniques.”
L.S. Speech Pathology student
“This workshop was really helpful. I was able to understand more efficiently how the techniques work and what they are supposed to feel like. Also, being provided with the feedback whether I was doing it right or not was good. I wanted to have more confidence in using/teaching techniques and this workshop helped me achieve this.”
A.B. Speech Pathology student
“I liked the group atmosphere – everyone getting a go and seeing how to troubleshoot when someone isn’t getting it. I liked seeing Alison work individually with us as I find modelling extremely useful in learning. It was well organised over the two days as it progressively went through different steps. Very useful information and practical experiences.”
R.E. Speech Pathology student
“A really good workshop. Interesting and lots of practice to raise our awareness about our own voice. Everything evolved so all parts came together nicely at the end.”
J.R. Speech Pathology student
SYDNEY, AU, 2004
“I liked the way you broke all the instructions into small, easy to understand, achievable steps. The content was very comprehensive. An excellent workshop which should be mandatory for all speech pathology students.”
S.C. Speech Pathologist/teacher
“It has made voice therapy a lot less daunting and made it much more basic to understand.”
E.I. Speech Pathology student
NEWCASTLE, AU, 2002
“This workshop was very helpful in that I gained a much better understanding of the structures and different voice qualities and how to effect change in the mechanism. I am better able to understand the relationship between constriction and voice quality. Very well presented workshop. My appetite is whet.”
K.McM. Speech Pathology student
“I liked its practical nature, ie. doing the exercise individually, receiving feedback and especially the mock therapy exercises (the latter made me realise that I need to know my stuff and practise the techniques)."
M.H. Speech Pathology student
SYDNEY, AU, 2002
“It was great! I would recommend it to all speech pathology students. I liked the practical application of the theory that we have been taught and the way the anatomy of the larynx was put into perspective.”
C.S. Speech Pathology student
“Brilliant. So glad I have had a chance to experience the practical side of voice therapy.”
K.B. Speech Pathology student
“Very informative! A highly professional, interesting and useful workshop which challenged me to reflect more upon the vocal mechanism.”
J.S. Speech Pathology student
PLYMOUTH, UK, 2002
“I enjoyed the opportunity to practise the techniques myself and seeing those techniques used on others and felt supported and encouraged. Extremely well organised and structured and very thorough.”
W.K. Student Speech/Language Therapist
“I have gone from very minimal understanding of voice problems to being able to understand the cause of voice problems and what can be done to help rectify the problem. Very helpful -–detailed and extremely relevant.”
V.I. Student Speech/Language Therapist
SYDNEY, AU, 2001
“A sensitive approach with practical relevance, personal experience, interesting viewpoints/advice given, ie. in counselling. Excellent, informative, enjoyable, professional.”
J.D. Speech Pathology Student
“The feedback given to each individual, whilst nerve-racking, was excellent. To have someone tell you if you were doing it right or wrong was great. It was very full. We learnt a lot in 2 days. I was very impressed, seeing the change in a participant’s voice in hardly any time at all - it was amazing.”
J.C. . Speech Pathology Student
PLYMOUTH, UK, 2001
“It was very relevant, very helpful and I think I’ve learnt more during this workshop than all the lectures I’ve had on voice. I think all Higher Education Institutions should provide "Voicecraft" workshops.”
R.R. Speech/Language Therapy student
SYDNEY, AU, 2000
"I loved it - it was exactly what I needed to keep me inspired in Speech Pathology."
T.L. Speech Pathology Student
"It was a “packed in” version of 3 - 6 months of therapy work. We learnt so much!"
H.T. Speech Pathology Student
PLYMOUTH, UK, 2000
"I now feel like I have quite a good understanding of voice. Through all the practical activities I have been able to recognise how different parts of different techniques feel and I feel this has been the most important thing in changing my understanding"
A.O'K Speech Language Therapy Student
LEICESTER, UK, 1999
“With every explanation of a technique or voice type there was an opportunity to try it as a group and then individually. This offered a chance to hear it done properly, identify possible problems and receive feedback on our own abilities.”
T.C. Speech/Language Therapy Student
PLYMOUTH, UK, 1998
“Very impressionable, I feel informed. I have been given a great opportunity to use my voice in different ways and how to show and improve on others. Very satisfying and rewarding."
C.C. Speech/Language Therapy Student
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