Training for Medical Professionals
"Thank you for all of your effort. The outstanding and obvious
change that we noticed is she has slowed down her speech
which helps us to understand her better. Thanks for your
help."
Sheryle Kehl R.N. CCRN
Critical Care
Clinical Instructor
Doctors Community Hospital
Lanham, Maryland
“Thank you so much for the wonderful and outstanding
accent modification and presentation workshop and the detailed
video summary. This training program was so unique, helpful
and comprehensive. I learned a lot in this event and really
enjoyed it. But, it will take a while for us to digest
what we have learned and to practice! Hopefully, my pronunciation
will improve soon. At least I am doing my best to pay more
attention to the pronunciation of single words. Many thanks.”
S.Y., MD, Instructor
Partners Healthcare
"I started my "Successfully Speaking" program
with Lynda in the summer this year (2006). English is not
my first language. Lynda helped me to improve my pronunciation,
the stress patterns and linking of words such that my presentation
is not as choppy as before, and one of the most beneficial
outcomes from this class is Lynda taught me how to listen
to my own errors and identify them. I guess one can't improve
without knowing what needs to be improved. I really appreciate
Lynda's help in improving my speech."
T.T., manager
Health Care Industry
"I am writing to share with you the excellent news and to
thank you once again!
I took my OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) test in order
to obtain my Maryland medical License, and my score was the
highest possible: Advanced High!! I also took the TOEFL and
did great. I completed all my requirements and already have
my Maryland Medical License.
Ever since taking the course with you, I feel more comfortable
talking to my colleagues and I can communicate my ideas better
in public.
Lynda, I could not have done it without all your help and
Dr. R’s support. Thank you again!"
RE, M.D.
Family Medicine Resident
Franklin Square Medical Center
"I really enjoyed going through the course in
the past few months. You were very effective in bringing
to my attention my problem areas in pronunciation and intonation.
I believe that after practicing with you during the sessions
and with your CDs, I have been able to correct most of those
problems. I have noticed that my transcriptionists make fewer
errors and leave fewer blanks on my dictated reports.
The last sessions on presentations were also
very helpful in helping me reorganize my slides to make my
points more clearly. I am planning on using your feed-back
in the future when I prepare for major speeches. On a personal
note, I felt very comfortable working with you and appreciated
your friendliness and professionalism. Thank you for everything."
Gabriel Soudry, M.D.
Director
Nuclear Medicine Section
Franklin Square Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Medically Speaking Training
Program
“My clients who work in the healthcare
field have made significant positive changes in their ability
to be understood as a result of practicing with Medically
Speaking and Medically Speaking RULES.
The exercises are specifically designed for professionals
working in the medical community. Issues that have a major
impact on patient / care provider communication are addressed,
positively affecting patients’ quality of healthcare.“
Shelly Wallace
Associate Director
Xavier University Leadership Center, Intercultural Communication Group
"I'd like to express my excitement about
your training materials! I have used RULES, Medically
Speaking, and Medically Speaking RULES with several
clients and have been very impressed with the results. One
of my clients recently completed Medically Speaking successfully
and insisted on purchasing Medically Speaking RULES to
further enhance her speaking skills. Your programs are the
best I've seen for improvement in word stress and intonation
patterns with relevant, challenging vocabulary and helpful
grammar activities. Thank you for providing these effective
materials."
Sandra Wroblewski
Accent Aware
Wheaton, IL
"I purchased Medically Speaking,
the Medical Speaking Inventory, and RULES at
the Seattle TESOL Conference. I am writing to let you know
how fantastic I think your programs are. I had been using
a variety of different textbooks, but your program is far
superior to all of them. I was formerly the Director of English
Programs at a prestigious language school and have since
quit to pursue my dreams of opening up an Accent Reduction
Centre in Vancouver. Thanks for such a great product."
Jennifer Yun
Director of Learning and Development
L2Accent Reduction Centre
Vancouver
"Roberto Echiverri came to our program from
Colombia. He was a wonderful intern. In addition to clinical
skills, he was involved in research, designed web-sites and
raised considerable amounts of money to fund community service
projects. Our Spanish speaking patients loved seeing him
and his continuity rates soared. He brought his patients
in whenever they needed him, took all of their calls and
translated for others.
I couldn’t understand him…not in conference, on
the phone, or at the bedside. I certainly couldn’t understand him
from the podium and, ironically, when he was invited to present in Barcelona,
he had to present in English!
As faculty, we needed to evaluate his strengths
and weaknesses in order to facilitate his learning, and,
we needed to capitalize on his talent. Lacking an intervention,
I guess I just convinced myself that things would improve
over time. Then I met Lynda Katz Wilner and discovered Medically
Speaking. There were tricks up her sleeve that most of us
never pay attention to. Working with Roberto, she even had
him demonstrate that he could go from a quiet, thick accent
spoken through relatively closed lips to a booming John Wayne
drawl. She used videos and scripts and practice recordings.
Behind the scenes, she and I would chat about
language and about how other residencies could benefit from
her program. Given the number of international graduates
filling our primary care programs, and our focus on Culture
and Communication along with the other ACGME Competencies,
it seemed that her curriculum should be disseminated. She
shared her ideas, I posed specific problems and we considered
nuances to continue the process of adopting her materials
to the needs of a residency program director. Medically Speaking
RULES, by Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker,
is the direct result of this collaboration.
In chatting with Roberto about his experience,
he beams, “I used to have a gap every other line in
my dictations, now I never have a gap!” This year Roberto
received the 2007 AAFP Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical
Education."
Sallie Rixey MD, MEd
Family Medicine Residency Director
Franklin Square Hospital Center
Baltimore, MD
Medically Speaking Training
Materials
"She and her partner created this amazing
book for medical professionals addressing every issue one
can run into during practicing medicine."
E.S., (M.D from Turkey)
"We regularly used Lynda Katz Wilner and
Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker's materials with our clients
in the medical field -- they are brilliantly designed, and
easy to use."
Anne Golden
Director
The Intercultural Communication Group
Xavier University
Cincinnati, Ohio
"(My student is using Medically Speaking:
Accent Modification for the Medical Profession and)
he is doing really well improving items like the /v/ sound
which is not in Chinese. Also the syllable stress exercises
are helping him a lot. The lessons/exercises are so well
set up that he can use them on his own. My only job is
to guide him to the important exercises, answer questions
and make sure that he is copying the voice accurately."
Elizabeth P. Barnes
Adjunct Professor of ESL
Harrisburg Area Community College
"The materials you sent arrived this morning,
and I have just finished listening to Disk 1. To say this
is just what the doctor ordered is an understatement. This
is going to help the doctor I'm tutoring so much. Thanks
again. I LOVE the program! You really nailed it!!
(Six months later) Things went quite well with
my docs last year. We had a 50% success rate. We worked with
your materials, especially at first, when I felt that we
really needed to concentrate on medical terminology. I think
the program you put together is the only one in town.....
I mean, there is nothing else out there that's remotely comparable
at all......"
Shannon Haig
Language Instructor
Reading Area Community College
Online Webinar-Accent Programs Unique to
the Medical Community
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"I was pleasantly surprised. I knew the medical community
would be challenging due to the time constraints, however this
material makes it possible to see how they can be approached.
I now have put together a game plan and strategy now that I
have the tools."
"I thoroughly enjoyed this webinar and especially appreciated
the presenters' sharing of personal experiences and wisdom
as they related to the presented material. Thanks so much
and I look forward to the next one."
"I was interested in hearing your points of view. The
emphasis on prosody (intonation and stress) is really valuable.
I will share this information with my graduate students who
are doing a practicum in accent modification."
"I have worked in health care, and the observations
about physicians' reaction to 'training' and their perceptions
of SLPs are absolutely on target."
"Thank you for your excellent webinar on accent modification
for healthcare professionals. The course moved at a good
pace, allowed time for questions and provided valuable information
along with practical applications. It was great to receive
ASHA CEU's for a course that is truly relevant to accent
modification. I highly recommend this training and look forward
to additional courses in the future.
Your programs "Medically Speaking: Accent Modification for the Medical
Profession" and "Medically Speaking RULES" are ideal for healthcare
professionals. I have used them with physicians and nurses and have seen impressive
results!"
Sandra Wroblewski
Accent Aware
Wheaton, IL
"I loved your presentation yesterday. It was information
I was "hungry" for! It was so helpful. I am working
to establish a relationship with the hospitals in my area.
This program is so badly needed. I'm inspired that I have
the tools to use to effect real change in these dedicated
health care givers."
Roberta Stanwood, M.A.,CCC/SLP
Certified Communication Skills Trainer
Accent Training Resources, LLC
Houston, TX
"The seminar was of the highest quality and very informative.
I feel it portrayed the field of accent reduction in the
medical community very realistically and provided skills
to pursue this."
"Good mix of marketing, dealing with personalities, and general approaches
to different size groups."
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