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Katie talks about The King’s Speech on BBC Radio Lancashire

Published on January 11, 2011 in in the news. Closed

Coinciding with the beginning of the Year of Communication comes the release of the critically-acclaimed film The King’s Speech, detailing how King George VI learned to manage his stammering with the help of an unorthodox therapist. Katie was asked back on to BBC Radio Lancashire to discuss the modern-day relevance of the techniques the film highlights to conquer a stammer, and lots of other speech- and language-related matters! Listen to her segment on the show below.

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Listen To Katie Khan On BBC Radio Lancashire Talking About Speech & Language Difficulties

Published on August 17, 2009 in in the news. Closed

BBC Radio Lancashire - Tony Livesey

Practice Principal Katie Khan was invited onto Tony Livesey’s breakfast show on BBC Radio Lancashire to discuss various aspects of Speech & Language Therapy.

In August 2009 Katie was asked back onto the show to offer advice and information on a range of topics including lisps, speech sound difficulties, comprehension and understanding, and the ways in which a therapist works to alleviate these problems. She’s still waiting for the call from Chris Eubank!

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You can hear her first appearance, discussing stammering, here.

Listen to Katie Khan on BBC Radio Lancashire Talking About Stammering

Published on February 11, 2008 in in the news. Closed

BBC Radio Lancashire - Tony Livesey

Practice Principal Katie Khan was invited onto Tony Livesey’s breakfast show on BBC Radio Lancashire to discuss various aspects of Speech & Language Therapy.

During her first visit she was asked about stammering, why it occurs and some of the techniques that are typically used to help people with this condition. Click the play symbol below to listen to this segment of the show:

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You can hear her second interview about speech & language difficulties here.