11/18/2025
🎄 Holiday Gatherings & Communication: Tips for a Smoother, More Enjoyable Season 🎄
The holidays bring joy, connection, and sometimes communication overload. Large gatherings, background noise, and fast-paced conversations can make it challenging for adults experiencing speech, voice, or cognitive changes.
At Carolina Speech and Neuro Rehab, we want to help you feel confident, supported, and included this season. Here are some helpful tips to make communication easier during holiday celebrations:
✨ 1. Choose supportive environments
Pick quieter rooms, smaller groups, or one-on-one chats when possible. It reduces pressure and helps everyone communicate more clearly.
✨ 2. Advocate for communication breaks
It’s okay to rest your voice, your brain, or your energy. Step away for a moment and rejoin when ready.
✨ 3. Use clear communication strategies
Slow down, take pauses, and breathe. Encourage others to face you, speak clearly, and reduce background noise when possible.
✨ 4. Plan ahead if swallowing is a challenge
Bring safe, enjoyable foods that fit your diet recommendations. Don’t hesitate to share your swallowing needs with loved ones they want to support you.
✨ 5. If memory or cognitive fatigue is a concern
Use lists, calendars, and reminders to help structure events. Let others know how they can help keep things organized and stress-free.
The holidays should feel meaningful not overwhelming.
If you or a loved one needs support with speech, voice, thinking skills, or swallowing, we’re here to help year-round.
đź’™ Wishing you a warm, connected, and communicative holiday season.
📞 Contact us at 828-214-7899 or check us out at www.carolinaspeechandneuro.com to learn more about our adult speech therapy services.
Outpatient speech therapy providing evaluations and treatment for Speech, Language, Voice, Swallowing, and Cognitive Disorders including Memory and Executive Dysfunction.