Talking Mats | Improving communication, improving lives

Digital Talking Mats Version 2

Taking conversations to the next level

Digital Talking Mats Version 2

Taking conversations to the next level

Face to Face Foundation Training Course

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Face to Face Foundation Training Course

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Online Foundation Training Course

Health & Social Care Award Winner

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Mission Statement

Talking Mats is a social enterprise whose vision is to improve the lives of people with communication difficulties by increasing their capacity to think about and communicate effectively about things that matter to them. Our innovative, award-winning communication tool is based on extensive research and was designed by Speech and Language Therapists.

About Talking Mats

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“Talking Mats opens up emotional exploration for some who might not normally manage it”

Arturs Valickis

“It was fun and easy to describe my feelings because I don’t like talking”

Child aged 10 years

“Using a Talking Mat helped us to identify needs that I would not have thought to ask about”

Specialist nurse

“helped a young person who has been out of school and not able to engage verbally with adults, to say exactly what would help him”

Speech and Language Therapist

How Talking Mats can help

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Education

Health and Social Care

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Impact Stories

The Talking Mats Blog

Supported decision-making: A Human Rights Approach.

Thank you to Julie King for this blog to mark Human Rights Day 2025. When we use tools like Talking…

19th Nov 2025 | Paula Douglas

Talking Mats – An Autistic Perspective

Thank you to Gerard Wainwright – Clinical Educator at St Anne’s Charity in the North East of England and Talking Mats Licenced Trainer– for this…

21st Oct 2025 | Paula Douglas

Celebrating Alternative and Augmentative Communication Awareness Month

“Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is a range of strategies and tools to help people who struggle with speech. These…