How to demonstrate the manual to your recipient and their speaking partner • Using the prompts at the start of the exercise, explain the purpose and method of each task. • Demonstrate the exercise using the first one or two items in the exercise. You may need to discuss the volume of speech you are using, and the speed of speech you feel is appropriate for the recipient. • Demonstrate how to rehearse the target items while pointing to them. • Show the recipient and speaking partner how to remove visual cues without holding a hand close to the mouth (recipient looks down, speaker sits beside the recipient on the implanted side). • Demonstrate appropriate feedback; discourage the use of “no”, and demonstrate alternatives such as “listen again”, “nearly right, listen to the end of the sentence again”, or “it sounds a bit like that word but it’s a different word”. • Discuss how to provide training and further cues (for example, some visual cues, word emphasis) when the recipient experiences difficulty. • Ask the speaking partner to do the next item in the exercise. Check that the speaker is using an appropriate voice level/speed of delivery/feedback. • Show the recipients how they can create more material – look for blank tables at the end of the exercise where the recipient and their family can create a similar task with a topic/vocabulary that is relevant to the recipient. • Suggest other environments or particular family members for speaking partners. • For some of the later exercises the recipient will work from their own sheets, which are available in the appendices of the manuals.