Parkinson’s Speech Exercises

Added: 2026-05-09

[00:01:23]Welcome to Parkinson Voice Project Speak Out Home Practice Sessions. I'm Sara Deising, I'm a speech language pathologist and certified Speak Out provider. Today's session topic is from Bill. Bill emailed in tent and said, "Would you like a session about Australian football?" And I said, "Yes, absolutely."

[00:01:47]So, thanks to Bill for providing the information. And so, we could do a session for our friends down under.

[00:01:55]Thank you so much for practicing with us. We are Parkinson Voice Project and we are proud to be a non-profit organization. Our mission is to help people with Parkinson's to regain and retain speech and swallowing. This is done with the Speak Out therapy program by doing speech therapy one-on-one with a certified Speak Out provider and coming and practicing every day.

[00:02:24]Let's begin with a smile with intent.

[00:02:29]And a step with intent.

[00:02:33]Swallow.

[00:02:36]Swallow on purpose. The first Speak Out exercise is the warm-up. Going to lift and stretch our voices up and over the scream with intent. May, me, my, mo, moo.

[00:02:54]Speak out more.

[00:02:56]May, me, my, mo, moo.

[00:03:02]With more intent.

[00:03:05]May, me, my, mo, moo. With 10 out of 10 effort.

[00:03:14]May, me, my, mo, moo.

[00:03:21]Last one, best one with intent.

[00:03:24]May, me, my, mo, moo.

[00:03:31]Well done. Take a sip.

[00:03:34]I didn't realize how many times I said last one, best one until I joined this sing-along and somebody said that because they saw me. So, >> [laughter] >> thanks for practicing and paying attention.

[00:03:50]Take a sip with intent.

[00:03:54]And swallow with intent. The next exercise is the ah exercise.

[00:04:02]Open your mouth and project out a strong ah with intent.

[00:04:08]>> [snorts] >> Ah.

[00:04:17]Start off strong.

[00:04:20]>> [snorts] >> Ah.

[00:04:27]More intent.

[00:04:30]Ah.

[00:04:38]Send your ah ah far in front of you.

[00:04:42]Speak out.

[00:04:44]>> [snorts] >> Ah.

[00:04:52]And your best ah yet with intent.

[00:04:57]Ah.

[00:05:04]Well done. Take a sip with intent.

[00:05:08]Swallow.

[00:05:11]Swallow again.

[00:05:13]Join the chat. It is on our website where the live sessions are. You'll see the chat box even after the session is over. If you see the images and messages, you're good to go. If it's asking you for your name, put in your name and where you're from. I'd be Sarah from Texas. And then join in on the fun.

[00:05:38]Next is the glides. Whose favorite exercise is the glides?

[00:05:44]Your hard work will pay off. So, speak out your ah gliding up, stop. Speak out your ah gliding out. We're using effort and focus the entire time.

[00:05:59]>> [snorts] >> Speak out.

[00:06:01]Ah.

[00:06:06]Ah.

[00:06:11]Start with more intent.

[00:06:15]Ah.

[00:06:20]Speak out more.

[00:06:22]Ah.

[00:06:29]Strong voice the entire time. Speak out.

[00:06:33]Ah.

[00:06:39]Ah.

[00:06:45]Your voice keeps getting better and better as we warm it up.

[00:06:50]With more intent.

[00:06:53]Ah.

[00:06:58]Ah.

[00:07:03]Speak out with your best voice.

[00:07:06]Ah.

[00:07:11]Ah.

[00:07:16]We are halfway through our exercises.

[00:07:19]Well done. Take a sip with intent.

[00:07:24]Swallow.

[00:07:26]Swallow on purpose. Next is the counting exercise.

[00:07:31]We are speaking out every number, connecting them together with intent.

[00:07:39]One, two, 3 Speak out. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 We really emphasized the last number.

[00:08:02]Let's lift each number as well. By that, I mean 1 instead of 1. With intent.

[00:08:10]1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Emphasize more both each number and the space between each number with intent. 1 2 3 Speak out more. 4 5 6 7 8 9 >> [snorts] >> 10 11 12 Well done. Take a sip with intent.

[00:09:02]Swallow.

[00:09:04]Swallow on purpose. Now, I'm going to do my best to not let my Australian accent come out.

[00:09:13]As much as I would like to use it, I won't subject you to that. We're going to read each sentence for this reading exercise. Read each sentence two times.

[00:09:24]Use more intent the second time. And thanks to Belt for putting together the material for today's session. So, speak out.

[00:09:33]Australian football was invented in 1858.

[00:09:40]Speak out more. Australian football was invented in 1858.

[00:09:49]So this was for cricket players in their off-season to stay in shape.

[00:09:57]And boy does this game keep you in good shape. Speak out. There are 18 football teams in Australia.

[00:10:08]Speak out more. There are 18 football teams in Australia. Now they do have a football like we would recognize in America, but the rest of the game is very different. Speak out. 18 players are on the ground. Speak out more. 18 players are on the ground, and there can be more players on the bench, but eight team at one time playing.

[00:10:41]Speak out. A footballer's average wage is AUD 400 thousand. Speak out more. A footballer's average wage is AUD 400 thousand, and that's the men's league. The most paid players can earn up to 2 million Australian dollars.

[00:11:09]Take a sip with intent.

[00:11:14]And swallow with intent.

[00:11:18]It is so interesting to learn about something from a different country, and we're so glad those of you from outside of the US that you practice with us and for putting up with a lot of our American themed content. So, I hope that you find that information interesting as well.

[00:11:37]For the conversation exercise, answer with intent.

[00:11:43]Now, if you're from Australia or New Zealand, you're probably going to shout this answer out. So, oh, I'm having a hard time not showing you the answer.

[00:11:55]But, the question is, what does AFL stand for?

[00:12:03]And I'll give you a hint.

[00:12:06]This This is the the the football.

[00:12:12]This is the This is the topic of today's session.

[00:12:17]>> [laughter] >> So, I really think you can figure this one out. What does AFL stand for? Say it with intent.

[00:12:27]And we're going to say it with intent, the Australian Football League. Speak out. The Australian Football League.

[00:12:41]Next question, with intent.

[00:12:48]What is the nickname for Australian football? I had heard this before, but I did not know what it was referring to.

[00:13:01]I'll give you a hint. I thought it was referring to soccer.

[00:13:10]And here's the answer, footy. That's the nickname. Say it with intent. Footy.

[00:13:18]Have you played a game of Australian football or footy? Tell me with intent.

[00:13:28]And type it with intent.

[00:13:35]Now, a lot of our Australians, they're on the opposite time zone as us, so they're more in the recordings. So, if you're not in the chat, you can email what you'd like to say to intent as well to make sure that we get your message.

[00:13:53]And here's a question. Do you think this is the most popular sport in Australia?

[00:14:02]Is the Australian Football League and the Women's Australian Football League, are these the most popular sports in Australia?

[00:14:13]Tell me with intent.

[00:14:18]If you said, "I'm not sure." and you didn't say it with intent, say it again with intent.

[00:14:29]Every word with intent, all the time.

[00:14:33]And the answer is, say it with intent.

[00:14:36]Yes. Speak out more.

[00:14:39]Yes. Yes, it is. Did you get that answer right?

[00:14:47]I don't think I would have. I would have said what we call soccer or maybe cricket or something else like that.

[00:14:55]Take a sip with intent before Dr. Boo's words.

[00:15:02]And swallow with intent.

[00:15:07]For Dr. Boo's words, we're emphasizing the G's, the NG's, and the K's. This lifts up the back of your tongue, which is what you do when you begin a swallow.

[00:15:18]Speak out.

[00:15:20]Goo, la, ga, ga, ga.

[00:15:25]Goo la ga ga ga.

[00:15:31]Koo ka ma goo ka.

[00:15:36]Koo ka ma goo ka.

[00:15:41]Ga ngla.

[00:15:43]Ga ngla. Speak out more. Koo kla.

[00:15:49]Koo kla.

[00:15:51]Well done. Take a sip with intent.

[00:15:56]Swallow with intent.

[00:15:59]And swallow again. It is time for the bonus reading.

[00:16:08]Read the passage two times. Use more intent the second time. Emphasize the highlighted words. Speak out.

[00:16:17]The reigning premier team is the Brisbane Lions from Queensland.

[00:16:24]They have won the past two premierships.

[00:16:29]Will they win again?

[00:16:32]Only five clubs have won three times.

[00:16:38]So, there's a system to keep it very even so that the same teams don't dominate year after year. So, that's what makes this so impressive.

[00:16:51]So, when we get to that question, will they win again?

[00:16:55]Use a lot of intent.

[00:16:59]Speak out more. The reigning premier team is the Brisbane Lions from Queensland.

[00:17:08]They have won the past two premierships.

[00:17:13]Will they win again?

[00:17:15]Only five clubs have won three times.

[00:17:21]That's three times in a row.

[00:17:24]So, thank you Bill from Australia from us in America over to you.

[00:17:32]We really appreciate when you send in session information.

[00:17:37]So, we find it really interesting the different session topics and I hope you do too. Make sure to stay on our website, click around, check out the blogs, the lectures. Um so, all of this information on our website is for you so that you can live with intent. Let's go into the rest of our day to speak, live, and watch or play some footy with intent.

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