{"id":927,"date":"2022-02-21T13:42:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T13:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?page_id=927"},"modified":"2026-05-15T11:52:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:52:00","slug":"clear-speech","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/ways-of-communicating\/clear-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Clear speech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This page explains the value of clear speech for anyone with hearing loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is clear speech important?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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How Sense can help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We offer free and impartial information about living with complex disabilities, including deafblindness.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Clear speech is a way of speaking that means every word, sentence and idea is spoken clearly and simply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who uses it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Clear speech is especially important for people with hearing loss \u2013 and helps avoid misunderstandings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it helps everyone. It\u2019s easy to mumble or talk without looking at the person you\u2019re speaking to. This can make it harder to understand what you\u2019re saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While listening to someone speak, some people may also use lipreading<\/a> to help them follow conversations more clearly. This means it\u2019s important others face the person when talking to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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