Gareth Walkom's guest appearances

Gareth Walkom

Xceptional Leaders with Mai Ling Chan & James Berges

Transcending Stuttering with Uri Schneider

Stutter Stories

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In this packed episode, Mai Ling and James share some exciting updates and tidbits about what is happening in the disability space and then James has a great conversation with today’s guest. Gareth Walkom is subject matter expert on using virtual reality as a therapy for speech disability or difference and has spoken at events around the world on the topic. He is the founder of withVR, a company that develops custom VR environments specifically for speech therapy. He talks about what VR is, explains VR exposure therapy, and describes how users interact with these programs in this insightful interview.

In this packed episode, Mai Ling and James share some exciting updates and tidbits about what is happening in the disability space and then James has a great conversation with today’s guest. Gareth Walkom is subject matter expert on using virtual reality as a therapy for speech disability or difference and has spoken at events around the world on the topic. He is the founder of withVR, a company that develops custom VR environments specifically for speech therapy. He talks about what VR is, explains VR exposure therapy, and describes how users interact with these programs in this insightful interview.

VR Stuttering Therapy with Gareth Walkom

Founder of "with VR", Gareth Walkom, discusses the benefits and practical use of virtual reality in speech therapy and at home.  Don't miss hearing his story of  motivation for the technology and how it can serve both PWS and SLPs.  This is an AMAZING innovation that will significantly change how people progress on their journey and face their speaking fears.  For more info, check out https://withvr.app/.  

Founder of "with VR", Gareth Walkom, discusses the benefits and practical use of virtual reality in speech therapy and at home. Don't miss hearing his story of motivation for the technology and how it can serve both PWS and SLPs. This is an AMAZING innovation that will significantly change how people progress on their journey and face their speaking fears. For more info, check out <a href="https://withvr.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://withvr.app/</a>.

Gareth Walkom brings virtual reality to the stuttering community!

Guest Bio: Gareth Walkom is originally from Basingstoke in the UK and now resides in the beautiful city of Ghent in Belgium. Gareth is a proud person who stutters and leads the way in utilizing how people who stutter and speech pathologists can benefit by using virtual reality as a tool. Working on this topic since 2015, Gareth studied for a bachelor’s degree in Digital Media Technology at Nottingham Trent University, using knowledge from the degree to create a VR application to be used in stuttering. He further developed this application by studying for a master’s degree in Medical Product Design, specializing in combining eye-tracking with VR. The new and improved application could measure eye behaviors such as blinks, eye closures, and fixations. The results indicated that VR could decrease anxiety levels and measure stuttering behaviors, such as those of the eyes. His research has shown that VR has enormous potential to be used as a tool in stuttering, where people who stutter can practice speaking in a safe, controllable place. Since then, Gareth’s work has been featured on the BBC, Independent, Guardian, various TV shows, and podcasts. In Gareth’s spare time, he enjoys attending and speaking at conferences, Belgian beer, and playing unicycle hockey. In this episode Gareth and Uri discuss: - Early years and growing-up - Memorable experiences and influences life - UK, US and Belgium Similarities and differences - Virtual Reality (VR) in Real Life - VR and stuttering - Vision for the future Resources and Links: Gareth Walkom- Research Profile  Virtual Reality May Help Treat Speech Disorders and Social Anxiety Article  Speech Impediments + Virtual Reality (ft. Gareth Walkom) Podcast Upcoming events HOST BIO Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP passionately explores and develops practical ways for us to create our own success story. Delivering personalized experiences of communication care informed by leading professionals and influencers, Uri is re-imagining the next-level of speech-language therapy for people to benefit in real life. Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP is co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech Pathology and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine. For more, visit www.schneiderspeech.com

Guest Bio: Gareth Walkom is originally from Basingstoke in the UK and now resides in the beautiful city of Ghent in Belgium. Gareth is a proud person who stutters and leads the way in utilizing how people who stutter and speech pathologists can benefit by using virtual reality as a tool. Working on this topic since 2015, Gareth studied for a bachelor’s degree in Digital Media Technology at <a href="https://www.ntu.ac.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nottingham Trent University</a>, using knowledge from the degree to create a VR application to be used in stuttering. He further developed this application by studying for a master’s degree in Medical Product Design, specializing in combining eye-tracking with VR. The new and improved application could measure eye behaviors such as blinks, eye closures, and fixations. The results indicated that VR could decrease anxiety levels and measure stuttering behaviors, such as those of the eyes. His research has shown that VR has enormous potential to be used as a tool in stuttering, where people who stutter can practice speaking in a safe, controllable place. Since then, Gareth’s work has been featured on the BBC, Independent, Guardian, various TV shows, and podcasts. In Gareth’s spare time, he enjoys attending and speaking at conferences, Belgian beer, and playing unicycle hockey. In this episode Gareth and Uri discuss: - Early years and growing-up - Memorable experiences and influences life - UK, US and Belgium Similarities and differences - Virtual Reality (VR) in Real Life - VR and stuttering - Vision for the future Resources and Links: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gareth_Walkom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gareth Walkom- Research Profile</a> <a href="https://medicalvirtualreality.org/virtual-reality-may-help-treat-speech-disorders-and-social-anxiety/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Virtual Reality May Help Treat Speech Disorders and Social Anxiety Article </a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&amp;v=_OJmsOjmIy0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Speech Impediments + Virtual Reality (ft. Gareth Walkom) Podcast</a> <a href="https://www.schneiderspeech.com/events" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Upcoming events</a> HOST BIO <a href="https://www.schneiderspeech.com/uri-schneider" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP</a> passionately explores and develops practical ways for us to create our own success story. Delivering personalized experiences of communication care informed by leading professionals and influencers, Uri is re-imagining the next-level of speech-language therapy for people to benefit in real life. <a href="https://www.schneiderspeech.com/uri-schneider" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP</a> is co-founder and leader at <a href="https://www.schneiderspeech.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Schneider Speech Pathology</a> and faculty at the <a href="https://medschool.ucr.edu/community-based-faculty" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">University of California, Riverside School of Medicine</a>. For more, visit <a href="http://www.schneiderspeech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.schneiderspeech.com</a>