Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker 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 www.eslrules.com and
view the RULES BY THE SOUND product page.
Lynda Katz Wilner was interviewed about her work with communication
skills and accent modification training with International Clergy. Click
to view article.
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.
Marjorie and Lynda will be
attending the MD TESOL conference on November 7, 2009 to
present a seminar and display RULES
materials and products. For our Maryland colleagues, please
stop by and say hello!
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 Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker
published "Accenting the Positive: Simple Tips for Accent
Modification" on www.selfgrowth.com. Click
here to read the article.
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
are offering a pre-release special on RULES by the
Sound. If you order before November
15, 2009, you will receive a 20% discount. 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 will be teaching "Communication
Skills for Allied Health Careers" at CCBC. Click
to view news release.
Lynda Katz Wilner was interviewed by the Las Vegas Sun about voice and regional dialects in politics. Click to view article.
Lynda Katz Wilner, Marjorie Feintein-Whittaker
and Lorna D. Sikorski presented Conversational
Skills: A Critical Component in Corporate & Health Care
Communication at the 2008
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention
in Chicago on 11/21/08.
Lynda Katz Wilner, MS, Sallie Rixey, MD,
MEd, Veronica Deza, MD, Roberto Echiverri, MD, and Carolina
Young, MD presented Successfully Speaking:
Communication Excellence for International Medical Graduates at
the STFM: Northeast Region Meeting in October 2008.
Lynda Katz Wilner was interviewed for the
July 25, 2008 edition of the HR Compliance Law Bulletin:
Practical and Effective HR Management Advice. Click
for the PDF article.
Lynda Katz Wilner was featured in an article, "Straight
Talk" in the Baltimore Jewish Times (6/13/08)
discussing how she teaches doctors to communicate successfully
with
their patients.
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).
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
contributed an article "Accenting the Positive" to
the April issue of Language Magazine: The Journal of Communication
and Education. View
PDF file.
Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker
published an article entitled, "The
Communication Component" in Advance for Nurses on
Feb 4, 2008.
Preliminary results for the online
study "Culture, Language, and Accent in the Medical
Community"
Lynda Katz Wilner, Marjorie Feinstien-Whittaker, Lorna D.
Sikorski are available. View
the PDF file.
Lynda Katz Wilner's article "Communication
Skills Training Programs for IMGs" (PDF) was published
in the Academic Internal Medicine Insight, a quarterly
publication of the
Alliance
for Academic Internal Medicine.
Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker
presented "Using Scripts in Accent Training
to Enhance Conversational Fluency" at the Fall conference
of Maryland TESOL on November 3, 2007.
Lynda Katz Wilner is featured in The
Baltimore Sun for her work with foreign-born physicians.
Lynda Katz Wilner, Marjorie Feintein-Whittaker
and Lorna D. Sikorski presented Designing
'Culture-Savvy' Accent Training to Medical Professionals at
the 2006 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(ASHA) Convention in Miami.
Now Available: RULES (Rules
for Using Linguistic Elements
of Speech) A Resource and Interactive Workbook
by Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker and Lynda Katz Wilner
This comprehensive workbook includes over 75 customized
and adaptable drills and activities for 23 critical and frequently
confused English grammatical, semantic, and syntactic rules
of American English speech. Visit our products
page for details and ordering information.
Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker
are regular guest contributors to the India New England
Newspaper. Please click on the following links to
view some of their recent articles:
