Marcel was a pleasure to meet and work with. During our initial conversation, we discovered that we had a lot in common, especially our love of the game of tennis. Tennis and sports provide a lot of good metaphors for improving our speech. As explained to Marcel, just as we breakdown a forehand step by step when we are learning how to play tennis, we need to break down the movement of our challenging sounds. L and R in various positions are difficult for Marcel in connected speech. In just the first lesson, Marcel was able to adjust position and produce the target R sounds. During the assessment, we broke down all the different kinds of R's (ar, or, er, ir, air, ire, our) and how subtle tongue positions and lip position shape the sounds. We also discussed the foundations of clear speech which include our posture, our breathing, pace of speech, articulation/coarticulation, and how we project our voice. Marcel is a bright, mature, and motivated young man. Through weekly speech therapy and practice (like he does on the tennis court), Marcel should be able to master and produce the target sounds. 2 sessions per week for 30 minutes are recommended.