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10 SUGGESTIONS | back | Suggestions for professionals and partners/friends of hearing-impaired people. (visit suggestions for the hearing-impaired)
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| SUGGESTION 1. Don’t speak louder, but clearly and calmly | ||||
The hearing-impaired person will then have more time to follow the conversation. More volume and exaggerated mouth movement does not help and only leads to distraction.
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| SUGGESTION 2. Make eye contact if you want to say something | ||||
It helps if you say his/her name. Name the subject. Make sure that he/she can see your face clearly.
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| SUGGESTION 3. Make sure that your face is in the light | ||||
If it is light and the light falls on your face, you will be better understood.
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| SUGGESTION 4. Don’t rush straight to the point; first mention what the conversation is about | ||||
In this way, the hearing-impaired person can adapt and become better acquainted.
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| SUGGESTION 5. Use facial expressions and signals that support your message | ||||
Just think of the signal that indicates something nice.
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| SUGGESTION 6. If the hearing-impaired person does not understand you, repeat your message using other words | ||||
Some words are not always easy for the hearing-impaired to understand and using a synonym could help.
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| SUGGESTION 7. When there is laughter explain why, even when the response from the hearing-impaired person has nothing to do with the subject and it turns out to be funny | ||||
He/she can then also have a laugh and won’t feel left out.
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| SUGGESTION 8. Don’t call out to a hearing-impaired person when he/she has his/her back towards you | ||||
It would be better to go to him/her and to make sure he/she can see you.
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| SUGGESTION 9. Try to avoid ambient noise from spoiling the conversation | ||||
If necessary, turn off the radio and TV.
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| SUGGESTION 10. Discuss regularly with each other ways to make conversation easier and what improvements could be made | ||||
| Communication is a mutual process. Hearing-impaired people can also do a lot to make themselves better understood. | ||||
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