Sydney speech pathologists helping adults and children speak for themselves. To book an appointment today, call us on (02) 8757-3838 or email hello@banterspeech.com.au.
Speech pathologists aren’t handwriting experts. For the mechanics of how to form letters, we defer to our friends, the Occupational Therapists. But, these days, lots of clients are coming into our clinic with little or no idea about… Read More
“I like platypuses. They are the best. They are awesome. Really cool.” “Augustus Caesar was a great Emperor. He did many good things for his people. He died a hero. He’s very famous. He even has a month… Read More
To get ahead in most workplaces, secondary and technical colleges, and universities, you need to communicate well. This includes writing effectively. Sometimes, even tiny mistakes can have big negative effects. I once had a boss who would (literally)… Read More
The worst thing about reading research articles is the awful writing. Every now and then, an exception pops up: a clear, short article made up of common words spelling out results in Plain English. But lots of research… Read More
Strunk & White’s classic writing guide, The Elements of Style, has been derided recently by Steven Pinker. But one of Strunk & White’s rules stands unchallenged: Write with nouns and verbs, not with adjectives and adverbs. The adjective… Read More
In addition to traditional speech pathology services for people with communication impairments, we work with professionals, business owners and others who need to improve their professional communication skills to achieve their work and life goals. We’re passionate about helping… Read More
My regular readers know I’m a big fan of plain English and Rudolf Flesch. One of my favourite writing books is Dr Flesch’s “How to write, speak and think more effectively”. First published in 1946, its tips are as… Read More
This surprises some people, but, when I was in grade 1, I was – just a tiny bit – precocious. I also had terrible handwriting, a fact my long-suffering teacher seemed to relish reminding me about. One freezing… Read More
As a speech pathologist, lawyer, plain English lover and a small business owner, this one is close to my heart! Official documents don’t need to be complicated. Government forms shouldn’t take an hour – or a PhD – to… Read More
