1. Did you know… by Angie Neal, M.S. CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist

2. 75% of each day is spent communicating…

3. … but only 7% is spoken out loud.

4. is through body language…
55% of all communication
is through body language…

5. … 38% is through tone of voice.

6. 1 in 10 Americans… have some form of a communication disorder.

7. 7.5 million people have a voice disorder,

8. Stuttering affects 3 million people,

9. … mostly children between the age of 2 and 6.

10. 5%
of all
children
have a noticeable communication disorder.

11. 1 out of 110
children in the
United States
have Autism…

12. …with a primary
characteristic of…

13. … difficulty with communication.

14. The English language
is made up of
sounds…

15. … but only has 26 letters.

16. “Literacy is defined as the ability to read, write and speak at levels proficient to function on the job and in society” (National Literacy Act, 1991)

17. More than 1.4 million students in U.S. public schools …

18. have a speech-language impairment as a primary disability.

19. Kids want speech therapy not so they can talk better, but…

20. “… so when I become a head football coach, my players will understand me.” (Cooper, age 7)

21. “…so I can learn words and read.” (Brenna, age 5)

22. “…so I don’t
feel different.”
(Harrison, age 7)

23. “…so I sound like other people.”
(Kayden, age 5)

24. “…so people
can give us
what we want
and need.”
(Natalie, age 6)

25. “…because we want
to have friends.”
(Benjamin, age 10)

26. Speech pathologists work to improve communication… as well as quality of life across the life span…

27. In schools as well as…

28. hospitals
clinics
private practice
nursing homes

29. Speech Language Pathologists must have a Master’s degree,

30. and pass a national exam…

31. … in order to obtain a license to practice in South Carolina.

32. Speech Pathologists also earn national certification with a Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA…

33. upon completion of a clinical fellowship year.

34. They must also obtain teacher certification in order to practice in public schools.

35. If… “History is the memory of things said and done” –Carl Becker

36. consider the power of communication in the past…

37. “We choose to go
to the moon…
not because
it was easy,
but because
it was hard.”
– John F. Kennedy

38. “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” –Ronald Regan

39. “Let’s roll!” – Todd Beamer

40. … what do we want our communication to echo in the future?

41. In the 21st Century…

42. … technology has brought countries from across the globe as close as your fingertips…

43. …and dramatically changed the way we communicate with each other.

44. …The top five skills critical for success in the 21st century are… (as identified by 400 employers across the US)
Professionalism
Teamwork
Communication
Ethics and Social Responsibility
Reading Comprehension

45. Students need to be prepared for jobs that don’t even exist yet, to meet needs we haven’t even identified, using technologies that haven’t even been created.

46. “The limits of my language means the limits of my world
“The limits of my language means the limits of my world.” -Ludwig Wittgenstein

47. … now you know.