About us: About Bonnie Gross

Bonnie Gross, B.A., D.S.P.A., Speech Language Pathologist (reg.).

President and Founder, SpeechScience International Inc.

Graduated – University of Toronto

• • BA- psychology major
  • DSPA- post graduate degree in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology

Currently  – President of SPEECHSCIENCE INTERNATIONAL – a company devoted to  helping individuals become dynamic, influential speakers- through the creation and delivery of  inspiring and strategic messages, and training in dynamic speaking and communication  skills. By combining exclusive presentation training, speech pathology techniques, computer-based biofeedback tools, and radio and television expertise, we have the unique ability to create permanent and outstanding results.

LEADERSHIP SPEAKING AND COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS PROGRAMS – CREATION AND TRAINING

TORONTO

• Created leadership speech, language and communication skills programs for corporate clients including IBM Canada, CIBC, Inergi LP, Health Canada, Loblaw Companies East, Amgen Pharmaceuticals, Glaxo Wellcome, Shoppers Drug Mart, Proctor and Gamble, Government of Ontario,

• Using Your Voice and Tone to Deliver Your Message
• Fearless Public Speaking
• Accent Reduction- LEVELS 1,2 3
• Secrets of Confident Conversation
• Succeeding at Meetings
• Successful Interview Skills
• Cross Cultural Communication

• Created Professional Speaking Skills courses  – Accent Reduction Focus – for:

• Faculty members at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.
• Ivey Business School MBA Program at the University of Western Ontario.
• Schulich School of Business MBA program – York University- Toronto Appointed as University of Toronto Lecturer and Supervisor of Voice Clinic, Department of Speech Language Pathology.

NEW YORK

LINKSHARE Corporation – Creation and teaching –Executive Leadership  Speaking Skills Coaching

UNITED NATIONS – Customized Leadership Speaking and Communication Skills for individuals

TITLED POSITIONS AND AWARDS

• Former President of the Ontario Speech and Hearing Association.

• Creator and head of the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology at Toronto’s Scarborough General Hospital for 15 years.

• Award recipient - Honours of the Ontario Association of Speech-language Pathology and Audiology for outstanding contribution to the professions.

• Award recipient – Ethnicity – Programming excellence Award.- A weekly TV show highlighting ethnic issues in the news in Canada.

MEDIA

• Producer/host/writer of the award-winning television series “Ethnicity”, .- A weekly TV show highlighting ethnic issues in the news in Canada.

• Producer, host and writer – Vision TV – “Giving Voice” – a program about specialized communication problems and hw people were able t overcome them.

• Producer, host – “Second Chance”- 26 half hour episodes about people who have had a second chance in their lives. Co-production with CHCH TV.

• Producer/host/ writer of “Conversations on Medicine” for CJRT-FM Radio, “Bridging the Gap” and “A Few Minutes of English” on Fairchild Radio for 1640 AM Radio.

• Producer and host of “A FEW MINUTES OF ENGLISH “ teaching English idioms with humor, for Fairchild Radio. This program was produced in both Mandarin and Cantonese.