Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(1):54-58 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.010220

Overview Article: Use of Evidence-Based Strategies in Clinical Practice to Improve Speech Intelligibility in Adult Clients

Connie K. Porcaro, Ph.D. CCC-SLP
Communication Sciences and Disorders, Valdosta State University, 1500 N Patterson Street, Valdosta, 31698 Georgia, USA.

This article summarizes information contained in the book, Improving Speech Intelligibility in Adults: Clinical Application of Evidence-Based Strategies, authored by Connie Porcaro (Plural Publishing, Inc., 2023). For specific details on assessment and management of intelligibility as well as useful checklists and references, please refer to this book. Speech-language pathologists can have a significant impact on improving intelligibility in clients by teaching them strategies to provide useful information for communication partners. Speech-language pathologists should facilitate shared communication responsibilities by encouraging use of listener's strategies and for all involved in communication, to optimize the environment for optimum message sharing.

Keywords: intelligibility, comprehensibility, commu­nication models, communication effective­ness, context cues, dysarthria management

Received: March 18, 2025; Revised: April 16, 2025; Accepted: April 19, 2025; Prepublished online: June 9, 2025; Published: June 14, 2025  Show citation

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