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From: Mike Hughes
Date: 10/7/02
Time: 7:51:22 AM
Remote Name: 198.164.241.66
Murray,
You mentioned that you have tried the Fluency Master. Unfortunately, I can not use that for comparison since I have never used the Fluency Master. I have, however, used the Edinburgh Masker, Kehoe's Pocket Fluency Device, and the new SpeechEasy Device.
As is mentioned elsewhere in this discussion, to be most effective the user must *work WITH* these devices. They won't work alone. My testing of the SpeechEasy Device found it to be an option, although I would have liked the volume of the feedback to be louder. The biggest drawback of the SpeechEasy device is its cost: $4,000 USD is simply too much. But to be honest, my experience has shown that expenditures for such equipment might be repayed by qualifying for a better job or a higher salary.
I would recommend that you investigate Kehoe's Pocket Fluency System (www.casafuturatech.com). Although it is much move visible, its cost of about $600 USD is much more reasonable. Should you find this Delayed Auditory Feedback technique works for you -- when you work with it -- you may then want to consider the SpeechEasy device (www.janusdevelopmen.com). CasaFutura's system has a 3-month trial period with a 100% satsifaction moneyback guarantee. I believe that the SpeechEasy device has a 90% limited refund policy.
Good luck!