ASHA Centennial Recruitment: Facilitators Guide

Advancing Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology for the Next 100 Years

ASHA has created a customizable deck and resources to help you share information about communication sciences and disorders (CSD) with middle and high school students. Whether you’ll have 15 minutes or up to an hour to present, we’ve created tips and suggested formats that will make your presentation prep easy.

Preparation

• Determine the desired length of your presentation (see “Suggested Formats” section below for time guidelines).
• Review our customizable slides [PPTX].
• Hide those slides that are not relevant to your presentation (learn how to hide your slides in PowerPoint).
• Order ASHA's free career guide, brochures, posters, and giveaways.

Tips

For a student presentation, consider your audience—and weigh carefully what elements you can use to make the presentation memorable and fun.

• Prepare a short (3-minute) personal introduction sharing how and why you chose this career.
• Consider including a short video (less than 3 minutes). We offer a few recommendations later in this guide (see “CSD Career Videos” section) but use any CSD-themed video you’d like! Just make sure that your location has strong Wi-Fi or download the video to your computer ahead of time and present your talk directly from your local device.
• Prepare an interactive element or an audience activity to build engagement. This segment could take up to 10–15 minutes and include any of the following examples:

♦ Ask engagement-focused questions: Ask attendees what they currently know about CSD, audiologists, or speech-language pathologists (SLPs). See the list of possible questions in the “Sample Engagement Questions” section below.

♦ Show and tell: Give attendees some practical, hands-on learning by showing them various techniques and devices and by telling them how those techniques work or how those devices are used.

Here are some ideas:

• Bring a core board or an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device, and demonstrate how SLPs use this tool in their interactions with clients/patients.
• Bring an anatomical model of a human head, and show the various parts of the ear, brain, or head and throat.
• Bring a hearing aid, describe the different parts of this device, and demonstrate how it’s used or worn.
• If you have access to an audiometer, give students the opportunity to undergo a hearing screening.
• Lead attendees through an anatomy example: Have the whole group or class put their hand to their throat. Instruct them to drink fluid or swallow, and show them how to feel the different muscles moving during those activities. Or, ask students to cup their ears and listen to music—showing them how helpful our outer ear is in collecting sound.
• Quiz the class: Ask true-or-false questions. Or, share "Did you know?"–style fun or interesting facts.

Suggested Formats

For a 15-minute presentation:

• Create a maximum of 7–8 slides (roughly 1 minute per slide).
• Reserve 3 minutes for Q&A.
• Share the link to the online survey.

For a 20-minute presentation:

• Create a maximum of 10–12 slides (roughly 1 minute per slide).
• Reserve 5 minutes for Q&A.
• Share the link to the online survey.

For a 30-minute presentation:

• Create a maximum of 15–20 slides (roughly 1 minute per slide).
• Reserve 5–7 minutes for Q&A.
• Consider including 1 interactive element or audience activity.
• Share the link to the online survey.

For a 45-minute presentation:

• Create a maximum of 22–25 slides (roughly 1 minute per slide).
• Reserve 10 minutes for Q&A.
• Consider including 1–2 interactive elements or audience activities.
• Share the link to the online survey.

For a 1-hour presentation:

• Create a maximum of 25–30 slides (roughly 1 minute per slide).
• Reserve 15 minutes for Q&A.
• Consider including 2–3 interactive elements or audience activities.
• Share the link to the online survey.

Sample Engagement Questions

• What is "communication"?
• Do you know anyone who has experienced...
  • stroke
  • concussion
  • dementia
  • trouble swallowing
  • hearing loss
  • their speech being difficult to understand
  • ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
  • a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay

Share Feedback

• Please share your feedback and students’ feedback by completing the surveys before you leave the room. There is a survey for the presenter and a survey for the students.
• Complete the Presenter Survey.
• Complete the Student Survey:
  

Sample Survey Questions

Use this sample text for your own survey.

• Which CSD profession sounds most interesting to you?
  • Audiologist
  • Audiology Assistant
  • Speech-Language Pathologist
  • Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
  • Speech, Language, and Hearing Scientist

• What would you like to learn more about?
  • [Make this an open text box]

CSD Career Videos

Middle School

• Careers in Hearing and Speech: Inspiration for Life-Changing Work
• Cutting-Edge Technology in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
• Support and Advocate
• Your Career Is Calling

High School

• Careers in Hearing and Speech: Inspiration for Life-Changing Work
• Contribute and Help Others, With Sindhu Chennupati
• Cutting-Edge Technology in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology  
• Support and Advocate, With Sita Om
• Unlimited Options
• Why I Chose Speech-Language Pathology, With Arynn Byrd
• Your Career Is Calling

Extra Resources

• About the CSD Professions
• ASHA Ed Find
• Hearing and Speech Careers
• Hearing for the First Time (ABC News Video)
• Information for Students Interested in Communication Sciences and Disorders
• National NSSLHA Blog
• National NSSLHA Website
• Pediatric Audiometry (Video)
• Student Guide and Brochures: A Rewarding Career for You. A Better Life for Others.

For help, contact careers@asha.org.