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Finding your authentic voice

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Speech and Language Therapy
Date of issue: October 2024
Review date: October 2025

This information has been developed to supplement the information the doctor or healthcare practitioner has already given you.

If the review date has passed, the content will apply until the next version is published.

Contact details
Fife.SLTReferral@nhs.scot
01592 226784

Online resources 

  • Information on how voice is produced.
  • Important guidance on how to look after your voice.
  • General information on different aspects of voice
    (such as pitch, resonance and intonation).
  • Activities to help lighten and brighten voice (sometimes referred
    to as voice feminisation) or deepen and darken voice
    (sometimes referred to as voice masculinisation).
  • Guidance on where to find out more about voice change.

Knowing how your own voice works and what it can do can be empowering, and you may find that the resources are enough to meet your needs.

You can find the resources by visiting www.nhsfife.org/findyourvoice

Resources supporting you to find your authentic voice  

If you require further support with the areas contained in this resource, you can contact the Speech and Language Therapy Service on 01592 226784 or email Fife.SLTReferral@nhs.scot to request a conversation. Please take a moment to read through the section on ‘Looking for more support?’ before contacting the service, to make sure it is the right time for you to explore your voice.

Tell us what you think

These resources are designed to help you explore and find your authentic voice in a place that feels most comfortable and at a time that is right for you.

We are keen to hear your feedback on whether the resources supports you to explore and find your authentic voice.

Please take a few minutes to complete our short feedback survey to share your thoughts. Hearing from you helps us to improve what we offer. forms.office.com/e/DT1HLptBiq

 

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