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The thing is I know I subconsciously lip read when in groups of people etc. So i know I do it. However I can never work out what the professional lip speakers are saying when they are on news programmes.

Have spells of watching the TV with no sound,,,,,,,,,not films but live tv programmes,,,,,,,

I think most of us can lipread to a certain extent without really being aware of it - I know that if I am speaking to someone who is not too close and I don't have my specs on, I find it difficult to understand, but with my specs on I have no problem

I don't think it would be very easy to learn it at home alone. A lot of it relies not just on watching the lip formations but the body language as well. In some areas they do run classes. If there is one in your area you could approach the local Deaf and hard of hearing. association. If your job involves talking to people who are hard of hearing, or deaf (two entirely different conditions), as well as learning to lip read, one good tip is to never cover your mouth (with whatever you have in your hand, paper, cup etc) and speak directly to them, clearly forming the words.

(I speak from the experience of being hard of hearing).

Many years ago I attended a School for The Deaf to learn British Sign Language.
I did a year and passed the Stage 1 exam.

It was a fascinating experience but not carrying it on to help working with deaf children I am sorry to say I have forgotten a lot of it.

Also if you google 'lipreading lessons youtube' brings up other useful links also.

via links on that site

http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/your-hearing/ways-of-communicating/other-forms-of-communication/lipreading.aspx

link to

http://www.lipreading.org.uk/

http://www.classes.lipreading.org.uk/classes14_list.php

free helpline number

0808 808 0123

http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/

LOL chocolate Fire guard springs to mind xx

"Read my lips: no new taxes" is a phrase spoken by then American presidential
candidate George H. W. Bush at the 1988 Republican National Convention.

Not much help - am I?

I would like to learn to lip read, don't need to but it would be useful for me in my job, what I don't know is where to start looking and can it be a learn at home process?
Thank you.