SLP mentorship with real clinic texture.
SLP Corner is a practical, personable show about speech-language pathology, student life, and pediatric therapy work. Episodes move between mentorship advice, book-club discussion, clinic updates, and conversations with professionals.
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SLP Corner treats speech-language pathology as both a profession and a lived training path. The show is strongest when it speaks directly to students and clinicians who are juggling applications, practicums, interviews, confidence, and pressure. Shannon brings a conversational style that can shift quickly from a personal aside to a usable checklist. One episode may focus on how to write a stronger SLP master's letter of intent. Another may cover interview preparation, resume length, mentorship meetings, and the small signals that help a candidate feel prepared. Short and direct. The student-focused episodes are especially grounded in the stress of competitive programs, high grades, and the feeling that everything is moving too fast. The show does not pretend that school is easy. It asks listeners to remember why they started, keep something meaningful outside their main goal, and recognize how much they already know. There is also a broader care-team lens. Conversations with people such as Kimmon Peterson and Taylor McElwain bring in mindset, therapeutic presence, pediatric physiotherapy, movement milestones, coordination, and referrals. These episodes make the show feel less siloed than a narrow SLP study feed. Book-club installments add another layer, using titles such as The Anxious Generation and Look Me in the Eye as springboards for social communication, anxiety, empathy, autism, and modern childhood. Clinic updates give the series a working-practice feel, including reflections on Speech Meta Vancouver and Brain Power Run Club. The pacing is casual, occasionally messy, and openly human. That is part of its appeal. SLP Corner works best for listeners who want mentorship in the room, not just polished expertise from a distance.
Made for: Best for SLP students, applicants, clinicians, pediatric therapy professionals, and listeners interested in child development and communication support.
What sets it apart: The show combines practical SLP career guidance with candid student empathy, clinic reflections, book-club discussion, and pediatric perspectives.
Welcome to the SLP Corner podcast! I’m Shannon Briggs, clinic owner of Speech Meta Vancouver Therapy Services Inc. and a pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist based in Vancouver, Canada. On the SLP Corner podcast, I share insightful interviews and discussions on diverse topics in speech, language, and social communication. I also dive into areas like emotional literacy, social-emotional learning, autism, grad school, private practice, and more. Plus, don’t miss our monthly SLP-focused book club. Learn more about Speech Meta: Website: www.speechmeta.com Instagram: @speech.meta Connect with me: Website: www.slpcorner.com <a href="htt
Six-page resumes meet Shannon's two-page limit; you'll want her honesty before your SLP interview.
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Taylor McIlwain, a pediatric physiotherapist at Kids Physio Group, explains when SLPs and parents should consider PT referrals for children ages zero to 18.
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