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News and Events
Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker and Lynda Katz Wilner presented a workshop entitled “Innovative Techniques to Teach Stress and Intonation,” at the Nov. 7th MD TESOL Conference. They also showcased their products including the newly released RULES BY THE SOUND Program. Both the presentation and the materials were extremely well received by TESOL teachers working in the United Stated and abroad. To learn more, please visit the RULES BY THE SOUND product page.
Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker and Lynda Katz Wilner presented a one-day workshop for research and clinical faculty at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on August 21, 2009. The workshop focused on Ten Tips for Effective Communication (based on their RULES Program) and components of effective public speaking for healthcare professionals in clinical and research settings.
In March 2010 (24-27), Marjorie and Lynda will again have an exhibit booth at the International TESOL convention to be held in Boston, MA. They will also be presenting a session. Please come if you are in the area!
Lynda and Marjorie published an article on www.selfgrowth.com. Read our article here. You can also check out a plethora of other stories at www.selfgrowth.com. Click on "Success Skills", then "Communication Skills and Training" and enjoy the many articles about Communication.
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New Products!
We are excited to announce the release of RULES by the Sound.
This adaptable and flexible program offers you the ability to download and print sound-loaded sentences and paragraphs. Some of the stories evolved from Medically Speaking RULES. As a result of the excellent feedback we have received from our clients and customer trainers, we have added additional stories. We now cover all of the consonants, vowels, diphthongs and r-colored vowels. These stories are excellent for independent assignments, individual and group work and workshop activities. The electronic version can even be e-mailed to students and clients. We will have a workbook and CD so all of the stories can be printed or e-mailed as desired.
Look for our release date this fall. We will keep you posted on this wonderful, new product which has revolutionized our pronunciation training. Click for a sample story from RULES by the Sound.
Medically Speaking RULES was reviewed in the March 2009 issue of Essential Teacher. Click to read review.
Medically Speaking RULES was reviewed in the January 19, 2009 edition of Advance for Speech Pathologists and Audiologists. Click to read review.
Lynda Katz Wilner, Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker and Lorna Sikorski presented Conversational Skills: A Critical Component in Corporate & Health Care Communication at the 2008 ASHA National Convention in Chicago.
Marjorie Whittaker of the Whittaker Group was mentioned in a WBUR Morning Edition story on accent modification. One of her clients, an exchange student from Taiwan was interviewed. Click here to hear the story.
The Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Magazine (8/4/08) published a book review on RULES: Rules for Using Linguistic Elements of Speech by Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker and Lynda Katz Wilner. Click to read entire review (PDF).
Lynda Katz Wilner, MS, Sallie Rixey, MD, MEd, Veronica Deza, MD, Roberto Echiverri, MD, and Carolina Young, MD will present Successfully Speaking: Communication Excellence for International Medical Graduates at the STFM: Northeast Region Meeting in October 2008.
Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker and Lynda Katz Wilner showcased their accent modification materials at the TESOL 2008 conference in New York in April.
Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker published an article entitled, "Keys to Optimal Patient Care" in Advance for Healthcare Careers Annual Resource Guide (2008) and in Advance for Speech -Language Pathologists and Audiologists (5/5/08).
Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker co-authored an article
entitled, "The Communication Component" published
in Advance for Nurses on Feb 4, 2008.
Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker, co-authors of RULES and Medically Speaking RULES, presented "Using Scripts in Accent Training to Enhance Conversational Fluency" at the Maryland TESOL Fall Conference in November 2007. They also had an exhibit table to showcase their new products, the current Medically Speaking training program and Medically Speaking Inventory. They are available to come to your ESL Department in the Maryland and Massachusetts areas to demonstrate these products.
Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker presented their newest materials, Medically Speaking RULES, at the November 2007 ASHA conference and presented at the 2008 TESOL Conference in New York City.
RULES was exhibited at the Maryland Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 2006 and 2007 Fall Conferences.
Accent and pronunciation improvement for nonnative
English speakers
Pronunciation for medical professionals, nurses, doctors