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From: Lisette
Date: 14 Oct 2011
Time: 14:26:47 -0500
Remote Name: 60.234.230.204
Hi Thanks for your comment. The Camperdown Method is basically a fluency shaping approach where you learn to use continuous airflow, easy onsets, soft contacts. You start by speaking at 50 sylables a minute, and over the week of intensive treatment you learn to increase your speed to 150 or 180 sylables per minute while still keeping those three things going. At fast speeds, it sounds only slightly slurry. You learn to be quite good at judging how fast you are speaking, and can, at will, speak , say, at 100 or 150 or 200. There is also emphasis on ensuring your voice is not monotone, which can happen with some people. I hope that answers your question. I think it is promoted by the University of Sydney but has made its way as an approach for many years now.