Lip Reading

1. Watch the speaker carefully so that you can see his/her total expression because it will give you clues to what the speaker is saying. Don’t concentrate on the speaker’s lips only.

2. Check the seating arrangement in the room, and then seat yourself in a seat across from the speaker so that you can see his/her face. Be sure that you are both in good light. This means that the light will fall on the speakers face, not in your eyes.

3. Determine as soon as possible the topic of conversation, even if you have to ask someone what the topic is.

4. Look for ideas of concepts rather than isolated words.

5. Relax! Do not strain to see or hear. A combinatio of gook hearing and seeing enables you to understand more information.

6. Keep abreast of current topics and events so that you can enter into conversations.

7. Keep informed and up-to-date about your friends an family so that you will have something to talk about that yo are generally familiar with.

8. Ask people to repeat if you do not understand them. Reach for clues before you guess. Don’t bluff; you may embarrass yourself.

9. Look directly at the person you want to lipread.

10. Remember to be patient. It takes time to become a good speechreader. Each individual will learn at their own pace. It takes lots of practice.