FAQ’s for Speech-Language Pathologists

E-mail mentoring in corporate speech pathology for SLPs with CCCs! Learners receive three months when they can ask unlimited questions via e-mails and receive answers back within 48 hours (usually). To enroll, e-mail info@businessspeechimprovement.com and give your name and anticipated marketing area. Only one mentoree per marketing area; some areas are already chosen. What is corporate speech pathology? Corporate speech pathology involves applying our skills as communication experts to the needs of the business world. Thus, we may choose to offer services ranging from working with employees who have communication impairments to offering public speaking/presentation skills, voice improvement, foreign or regional accent modification, sales communication, listening coaching, and much more. How can I get a job as a corporate speech pathologist? We are self-employed, either full-time or part-time. We may do exclusively corporate work, combine a corporate practice with a general practice, or work part-time for an employer and part-time for ourselves. How can I learn more about corporate speech pathology? My first book, Talking on the Job: The World of Corporate Speech Pathology, published in 2001 (third edition) by Interactive Therapeutics, Inc. , explains how to set up a corporate practice. There are detailed descriptions of marketing techniques and my unique three-day program for foreign accent modification. My third book, Sound Stories for Adults, (Interactive Therapeutics, Inc.) provides phonemically-intensive reading matter for cognitively normal adults. It can be used for articulation, accent modification, lip-reading and voice instruction. You are also encouraged to visit the Corporate Speech Pathology Network  for much more information about corporate work, including a weekly chat! Do you offer seminars on getting started in corporate speech pathology? Two day, unadvertised seminars are occasionally offered to small groups of interested, experienced speech-language pathologists who have CCC's. No CEU's are available. If you are interested in being notified of the next such seminar, please e-mail info@businessspeechimprovement.com with your name, address, telephone number and preferred e-mail address. You will be contacted when a seminar is being planned. What other career fields besides corporate work, that don’t require a lot of additional education, can SLPs go into? My second book, Alternative Career Options for Speech-Language Pathologists, 2002 edition, profiles 20 SLPs who combined speech with other fields to create new careers. The book describes each choice, how and why the person chose to make a switch, the advantages and disadvantages of that new field, and how to get started in that field if you are interested. There is a career self-assessment questionnaire to help readers consider their own possible choices, as well, and information on other career possibilities. To order this book, Click here to ORDER ONLINE, or send a check for $28 (total) to: Business Speech Improvement 1826 Pine Needles Trail Chattanooga, TN 37421. NEW!   CEUS are now available as you explore career choices! Katie's new online course, New Career Choices for SLPs provides additional career choices for SLPs! It complements her book. Click here to enroll! Contact us at 423-894-8024 or info@BusinessSpeechImprovement.com for more information!