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SmallTalk — $2495

The Smalltalk anti-stuttering device immediately reduces stuttering, while training you to no longer need the device.

It's the smallest anti-stuttering device that provides both delayed auditory feedback (DAF) and octave-scale frequency-altered auditory feedback (FAF). Combining DAF and FAF reduces stuttering 70-80%, without training, speech therapy, mental effort, or abnormal-sounding or abnormally slow speech. The user hears his or her voice in his or her ear delayed slightly and shifted lower in pitch.

Over time the SmallTalk trains carryover fluency so the user needs the device less and less. A study of nine adult stutterers found that using our School DAF thirty minutes per day for three months resulted in 55% less stuttering when not wearing the device. Combining a SmallTalk with stuttering therapy can increase effectiveness closer to 100%.

The SmallTalk works with all standard headphones and microphones. A Sennheiser PC131 full-size headset is included.

The full-size headset gives you the best sound quality and maximizes the SmallTalk's effectiveness. By using the full-size headset on telephone calls, in speech therapy, and in stressful conversations such as public speaking, you'll maximize carryover fluency and not need to use the device for lower-stress conversations. When you show the full-size headset to listeners and say that you're using an anti-stuttering device listeners will want to try the device to hear what it sounds like. Then they'll ask you questions about stuttering and you'll discover that there's no reason to be ashamed or embarrassed about your speech.

The SmallTalk also works with wired cellphone earsets. A Plantronics MX100S binaural (two ear) earset is included.

And the SmallTalk works with Bluetooth wireless cellphone earsets. A wireless earset is included.

You can also use the fashionable Oakley O Rokr Pro Bluettoth sunglasses.

The SmallTalk is the only anti-stuttering device that works in noisy environments, such as classrooms or restaurants. The Sennheiser PC131 headset has a noise-canceling microphone to eliminate noise at the source. Electronic circuits in the SmallTalk filter high-frequency noise above your vocal range. Moderate (-0.4 octave) FAF effectively reduces stuttering yet is acoustically transparent if the device picks up background noise. Lastly, the SmallTalk has a push-to-talk button that completely eliminates background noise anywhere. The push-to-talk feature is ideal for a student in a classroom who is mostly listening to the teacher and only is called on to talk occasionally, or if you go out to dinner with friends and spend more time listening than talking.

The SmallTalk plugs into telephones. You hear your voice and the caller's voice in both ears; the caller hears your normal voice. Leave your SmallTalk plugged into your telephone and practice speech therapy on every call. About fifteen states provide Casa Futura Technologies anti-stuttering devices free to qualified residents who stutter.

Technical Specifications

• DAF range 30 milliseconds to 200 milliseconds. User-adjustable.
• FAF range: +0.8, +0.6, +0.4, 0, -0.4, -0.8, -1.2 octaves (six settings). User-adjustable.
• Binaural (two ear) or monaural (one ear) sound. Binaural sound is 25% more effective than monaural sound and is recommended for severe stutterers; mild stutterers may be able to use monaural sound.
• 35-7500 Hz frequency range clearly reproduces all vocal frequencies of adults and children.
• Rechargeable battery lasts about 25 hours. Charges like a cellphone.
• Gray case, with belt clip. For the fashion conscious, special order a SmallTalk in one of four translucent colors: red, blue, green, or gray. The translucent cases don't have belt clips.
• Two 3.5mm jacks for any standard microphone and headphones. One 2.5mm jack for any standard cellphone earset.
• 3" x 2.25" x 0.75" (7.5 x 6 x 1.75 cm). About the size of an iPod Mini.
• 2.8 ounces (80 grams).

Included Accessories

• Sennheiser PC131 binaural (two ears) lightweight headset
• Plantronics MX100S binaural (two ears) earset
• Plantronics Voyager 510 Bluetooth wireless earset and Jabra A210 Bluetooth wireless transmitter
• Telephone cable
• Small screwdriver for adjusting controls
• Battery charger (110- or 220-volt)
• No Miracle Cures: A Multifactoral Guide to Stuttering Therapy book with video

SALE!—2008 SmallTalk $1495

We have one 2008 SmallTalk. A speech clinic tried it and returned it. The headset and earsets are unused. The 2008 model is identical to the 2009 model except that the 2009 model has twice the computer memory. This improves the sound quality at longer delays (for very slow speech) but there isn't much of a difference in sound quality at shorter delays (for normal speaking rates). Also the 2008 model included a Jabra BT5020 Bluetooth wireless earset, the 2009 models have Plantronics Voyager 510 Bluetooth earsets.