Lipspeakers work in a wide variety of settings in which it may be difficult to lipread the speaker directly. The level of lipspeaker that you require depends on the nature of the assignment and the speed and complexity of the language used.

There are two levels of lipspeaking and it is important that you use the correct level for your particular assignment. Below are the areas of work in which Level 2 and Level 3 lipspeakers are currently trained to undertake.

Level 2 lipspeakers are qualified to work at meetings organised specifically for, or to include, deaf and hard of hearing people. These may include:

• talks and club meetings
• practical course and demonstrations
• open or public meetings
• some one-to-one consultations
• religious services (where the liturgy is familiar to the lipspeaker)

• in the workplace - in meetings, interviews, or on training courses
• in further or higher education
• in legal settings; in meetings with solicitors and barristers, at tribunals, in police stations and Courts of Law
• in social services, including child protection and mental health
• in consultations with health professionals