308: Reflecting on 2025

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On this episode of SLP Espresso Discuss, Hallie wraps up 2025 by reflecting on an unimaginable yr — from presenting at conferences throughout the nation to changing into a New York Metropolis permitted vendor, publishing the Secondary SLP Roadmap, and assembly 1000’s of SLPs alongside the way in which. She celebrates the influence of SLP Elevate, the success of three Speech Retreat conferences, the launch of a merch retailer, and all of the methods she’s been capable of help SLPs working with older college students. Most significantly, Hallie takes a second to have a good time you — the SLPs who present up every single day for his or her college students. When you’re in search of a feel-good year-end recap stuffed with gratitude, pleasure, and a few really horrible dad jokes, this episode is your good vacation pay attention.

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00:00:00 Hallie: Hey there SLP associates, is Hallie right here, popping in with the most effective information ever. My new guide, Secondary SLP Roadmap is formally out there. When you’ve ever wished for a transparent, sensible information for working with center and highschool college students, that is it. It’s full of actual tales, prepared to make use of methods and instruments you should use immediately. Seize your copy now. Examine the hyperlink within the present notes or search Secondary SLP Roadmap on Amazon. After which in fact, please do me a favor. When you’re studying it, snap an image and tag me on Instagram @speechtimefun. I really like seeing the place you are diving in. The speech room, the sofa, ready in a health care provider’s ready room, all of the locations. All proper, prepared? Go seize your copy and let’s make secondary speech really feel doable and enjoyable.

00:00:58 Hallie: Welcome to SLP Espresso Discuss, the podcast designed completely for speech language pathologists who work with older college students, grades 4 by way of 12. I’m your host, Hallie Sherman, your SLP behind Speech Time Enjoyable, the Speech Retreat Convention, and the SLP Elevate Membership. And I am thrilled to deliver you conversations, methods, and insights that offers you the jolt of inspiration that you simply want. Whether or not you are tuning in throughout your morning commute, on a break in between periods, and even throughout a well-deserved rest time. I’m right here for you each week. Let’s do that SLPs.

00:01:38 Hallie: Hey, hey, and welcome to a different episode of SLP Espresso Discuss. I can not consider it, however that is the final episode of 2025. And what I all the time love to do for this episode shouldn’t be essentially discuss speech and language methods, because you’re on break and doubtless not wanting to consider it. However when you’re listening to me throughout your break, I nonetheless need you to get some worth. And possibly you are listening to this whenever you return. And I promise you continue to can get some inspiration and whatnot.

00:02:05 Hallie: However I wish to mirror on what occurred this yr, who I acquired to see, what I acquired to do, and what you guys have been capable of do. Most significantly, I wish to have a good time you. So in 2025, I acquired to satisfy so a lot of you in… I introduced in Atlanta at Go SLP, if that is what you say it, in Texas at TSHA, in Arizona at ArSHA. I additionally acquired to current at Nassau BOCES in individual this November, and I acquired to current just about for therefore a lot of you. And I acquired to see so a lot of you from New York Metropolis Board of Ed.

00:02:43 Hallie: We turned a New York Metropolis permitted vendor this yr, which is actually, actually cool. And having the ability to get you guys funded by way of New York Metropolis for SLP Elevate and Speech Retreat has been so tremendous cool. What else has occurred this yr? I launched, revealed with a writer, the Secondary SLP Roadmap, the guidebook for SLPs working with grades 4 by way of 12 so that you’re now not feeling alone. And it is the useful resource you would like you had in graduate faculty. And I wrote it as a result of I wanted there was coursework in graduate faculty for this, working with this age group. And I mentioned, if it is not there, I will create it.

00:03:24 Hallie: So hopefully transferring ahead in 2026, extra grad packages. So that you’re gonna use it as guide research and even simply SLPs can use it as like guide membership books and even simply having it as a useful resource if that you must look one thing up for in a pinch or want a refresher on writing objectives or needed to know what to interpret standardized check outcomes and all these enjoyable issues. And the suggestions from the guide has been superb to this point. It actually has been a labor of affection and I can’t wait to have much more SLPs get the fingers on this useful resource.

00:03:58 Hallie: What else occurred in 2025? We have helped so many SLPs assist their college students keep motivated and making progress by way of SLP Elevate. We launched so many superb themes this yr, resembling sizzling traits, resembling cooking and crafting and gaming. And I am simply loving the suggestions that I have been getting from all of you that you simply now not need to spend time searching TPT, searching Pinterest, searching Google, making an attempt to piece-mail issues collectively, but you may plan in minutes and your college students are lastly motivated. I have been listening to from so a lot of you. I really like speaking to you guys and listening to what has been the change since becoming a member of and so a lot of you mentioned, like, I want I discovered this sooner. The place has this been all my life?

00:04:47 Hallie: And I can not wait to assist extra of you and your college students in 2026. We’ve got some nice new themes heading your method, new sources. We added a concierge, caseload concierge kind in SLP Elevate the place members are capable of ask for assist and suggestions and saying, I’ve this scholar or I’ve this group. What ought to I do with them? How can I plan for them? The place can I discover a useful resource like this? And we’ve got the flexibility to assist extra of you and provide the help that you simply want in order that you do not really feel alone. I do know it’s my mission that SLPs working with this older group now not has to really feel like they’re misplaced in a multitude of sources and simply no help. You could have so many different issues to fret about. Let me and my workforce allow you to be the most effective SLP you will be as a result of your college students are simply so fortunate to have you ever.

00:05:39 Hallie: What else has occurred in 2025? After all, we had three superb speech retreats with superb audio system that offered subjects resembling teletherapy, preschool… oh my goodness, Gestalt language, govt functioning, life expertise and a lot extra. And I can’t wait to deliver you much more superb subjects and audio system in 2026. We have already got March and July lined up and be sure to are following me on Instagram @speechtimefun and @speechretreat to be sure to’re getting up-to-date notices of the audio system and issues like that. You do not wish to miss out on the following speech retreat in March.

00:06:21 Hallie: When you’re not registered but, go forward and register as a result of when you register now, you may nonetheless get entry to the mailed swag when it goes out for the March one. So you do not wish to miss that as a result of we gave such a tremendous swag this yr between socks and fidgets and notebooks and such superb enjoyable, various things. So I am all about discovering enjoyable swag that helps you simply love what you do and have extra enjoyable.

00:06:50 Hallie: What else occurred in 2025? We launched a merch retailer since you guys love the speech retreat swag and issues like that, SLPs simply love merch and issues like that. So I take advantage of my favourite sayings and issues like that. when you go to speechtimefun.com/merch, you may go verify that out. We’ve got every part from notebooks to stickers to luggage to mugs to water cups, sweatshirts, t-shirts, all of the issues. So when you’re needing one thing on your SLP workforce, it is there for you. One thing completely different than what’s already on the market. And naturally, it is quite a lot of enjoyable as a result of enjoyable is within the model title. Woohoo.

00:07:28 Hallie: What else has occurred in 2025? We had an exhibit sales space on the ASHA Conference in DC. I am recording this beforehand, so simply word that. By the point that is airing, we may have been assembly 1000’s of you on the ASHA Conference the place we had the SLP guide there. Oh, I forgot to say I additionally exhibited on the Lengthy Island Speech Conference convention at [inaudible] this yr. I really like getting to satisfy you guys in individual and listening to how SLP Elevate has – and my sources has simply modified your apply and made you’ve extra enjoyable, love what you do, and see scholar success. That’s what it is all about.

00:08:08 Hallie: So I will likely be persevering with to journey to completely different conferences and issues like that. Not as many as I probably might as a result of I want I might go to each single considered one of them. Sadly, with my youngsters and their busy schedules, it’s exhausting to do all of the touring. However I’ll carry on making an attempt to make my rounds and ensure in case you have a replica of my guide, please deliver it to any of those occasions and I will likely be signing it. if I am exhibiting at any conferences, you already know I will likely be having signed copies of the guide there for you. All proper.

00:08:45 Hallie: One factor I am making an attempt to work on is ensuring I let you know how a lot I respect you guys. You guys are superb. You guys hold displaying up and it pushes me to be the most effective SLP I will be for you. So collectively we’re higher collectively and I can wait that will help you and help you and convey new issues, new options into SLP Elevate, new audio system to speech retreat and all that enjoyable stuff.

00:09:10 Hallie: So let’s deliver on 2026. Have an amazing vacation season. And as all the time, I am to finish the episode with a joke. The place do snowmen hold their cash? In a snowbank. Ba dum tss. And I will provide you with a bonus one, just a little Christmas one, regardless that it is… two right here. Why do not aliens have a good time Christmas? As a result of they do not wish to give away their presents. Ha ha ha ha. Ba dum tss. All proper, guys, the following episode will likely be my needs for 2026 because it’s the primary one and also you is likely to be nonetheless on break so to not fear however do not skip these episodes as a result of I nonetheless like to share my coronary heart with you guys and share what is going on on in my world in order that we will simply join and have some enjoyable. All proper guys till 2026 keep out of hassle.

00:10:10 Hallie: Thanks a lot for tuning in to a different episode of SLP Espresso Discuss. It means the world to me that you simply’re tuning in each week and getting the jolt of inspiration you want. You will discover the entire hyperlinks and knowledge talked about on this episode at my web site, speechtimefun.com. Do not forget to observe the present so you do not miss any future episodes. And whilst you’re there, it could imply the world to me when you would take a number of seconds and depart me an trustworthy overview. See you subsequent week with one other episode stuffed with enjoyable and inspiration from one SLP to a different. Have enjoyable guys.

00:10:51 Hallie: Hey there SLP, I’ve a fast query for you. What when you might have only one guide in your shelf that truly will get the challenges of working with center faculty and highschool college students? Nicely, it is right here. Nicely, truly the pre-order is right here, however hey, I am so excited to let you already know that my model new guide, The Secondary SLP Information is accessible for pre-order. And whenever you pre-order, you get an unique bonus that you simply will not wish to miss.

00:11:21 Hallie: It’s full of actual speak methods, fast suggestions and inspiration that you should use together with your center faculty and highschool college students or all yr lengthy. That is the proper guide for a guide membership, a grad scholar group, or simply flipping by way of whenever you’re caught and in a IEP writing spiral. So head to speechtimefun.com/preorder or head to my Instagram and ship me a DM with the phrase pre-order and I’ll ship you the hyperlink so you may pre-order now and I can’t wait so that you can get your fingers on this guide in November however the sooner you seize it the higher the bonus.

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