Talking Mats | Improving communication, improving lives

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Foundation Training Courses

Complete Foundation Training to access all our Resources and Courses

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Digital Talking Mats Version 2

Taking conversations to the next level

Digital Talking Mats Version 2

Taking conversations to the next level

Health & Social Care Award Winner

At the Social Enterprise Awards Scotland

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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.

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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

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Impact Stories

The Talking Mats Blog

Opportunity to join the Delphi Study on Updating the Effectiveness Framework of Functional Communication.

The Effectiveness Framework of Functional Communication (EFFC) has been a vital tool for Talking Mats (TM) practitioners and researchers for…

20th Jan 2026 | Paula Douglas

Exploring Spirituality

Following the successful piloting phase we are delighted to be running a Focused Foundation Training with the new Exploring Spirituality…

10th Dec 2025 | Paula Douglas

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…