I Don’t Like the Sound of My Voice!
Or be opinionated, but just back it up with something, justifiable something that edify me and whoever may easily drop in on this thing. Thanks, guys. Men, women, all y'all appreciate you
And even on the radio back in the day when I was speaking on the radio quite a bit, I was like, man, I bet they think I'm just not on the log somewhere. Because for whatever reason, if you have a southern draw, it's like you speak a little slower. I have a southern draw and I speak very fast because I'm ADHD sometimes people form judgments a little bit too quick and it's kind of sad, but it's the truth
I feel like my voice sounds a lot deeper when I'm speaking to someone in person or just out loud. But then when I hear myself on a video or audio recording, I'm like, is that me? I don't know. And also when I make spells, I'll listen to myself, but I mostly just engage with other people and listen to the words that they're saying and try to capture all that and don't spend too much on myself
Dewuan .
@FryedOreo · 3:29
Now, I know you're not gonna appreciate this, but your voice is fine. My voice, however, I just woke up not too long ago and I'm just perusing these Swell streets and I come across your post. Yeah, it's something you notice instantly with Swell, but also, obviously, throughout your life, hearing your voice on electronic devices can be jarring at first, or it always can be, it depends
My brother. Listen to you, man, with the Builtin dog on radio voice, man. The Builtin podcast voice. The dog on natural. Lady Keller. Jeez, man, you got good texture to your voice, man. Since we're on the topic, man, I appreciate the encouraging words
Alright, so I'd listen. I listened to your response about four or five times, so I'm just going to say this. You probably have the perfect voice for just explaining s***. So if I had to put a swing set to go and there were steps one through 500 and you were voicing that I could listen and I could probably get the job done, I don't know that I could hear myself read that. Obviously
When we talk, it's just like it could be just a nice civilized conversation. Next thing, just like, come on, man, what's going on? And then we just kind of pull back and snap back into a more acceptable tone
But, man, do our dialects differentiate between the other dialects? So I'm from the Piedmont area of North Carolina. You're in the sandhills area. So if you look at it, North Carolina as a whole, you have mountains metrolina Piedmont Triangle, Sandhills, southeast Bottom, which is Wilmington. And then upper right, if you're looking at it, would be Interbanks and then obviously, Outer Banks. Now, you know all this because you're North Carolinian, just like I am
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 1:57
And I would work with directors who would just grill me on certain words. I also had a speech therapist from the age of, I don't know, five to 13. I couldn't say the R. My name was Deborah Powders. I s*** you not. And I finally was able to save my Irish
Lara Kline
@Vocalizah · 3:48
And it's so funny but I'm fascinated by voices and how people their cadence and their timber and I've grown to appreciate the sound of my voice. And I sort of did some inadvertent research for an unrelated project a couple of years ago and about depth of voice and life, what people find pleasing, actually. And there is a bunch of things by Mary Beard who I had never heard of and I'm so glad I had to do this project because I now know who she is
Now, if I were to hear myself sing, because I do sing only at church on Sundays, I don't record anything, I think that may be a different experience. I think maybe it's just I'm used to hearing my voice now because I talk all the time, but singing, I think I may feel a little bit different. But yeah. Love your voice. It's the only one you got
Wren .
@aBirdieOnaWire · 4:15
Hi, everyone. Well, I can certainly empathize with everyone who's responded saying that they are, you know, kind of jarred by the sound of their voice when they hear it on a recording, but probably from a little different perspective because I'm a trans woman. I've been transitioning for a little more than two years, and you might not know, but of all the physical changes that happened for a trans woman who's taking hormone therapy, one thing that doesn't change is her voice
This is actually a good topic because I used to despise my voice, honestly. I see. I'm 43 now, so probably just in the last year since I've been doing a lot, a lot of speaking with my leadership role at work and doing a lot of leading and presentations that I've actually started to not cringe when I hear my voice. But I'd make presentations and we would record them and I would refuse to listen to them. I would just absolutely refuse
Tiffany Edwards
@mrspoetic · 2:13
And I'm an old school person. I mean, I text when I'm at work because I can't really be on my phone, but I'd rather talk to someone on the phone and hear their voice. And I life your voice. I think it's a nice voice. It's not ugly or anything. My voice, when I first heard myself on the recording, I laughed because it sounded like a kid. And I'm like, are you serious?
Nick G
@NickGweezy · 3:10
He had to wait for people to stop talking. He had to explain things in a methodical, logistical way. All of a sudden I started calling him, well, is this radio voice Sean, which 01:00 a.m. I talking to? And he started working out. He started getting his confidence back. And really what loving or hating your voice is about is loving yourself and loving what you have to say and standing behind what you have to say because then people take you seriously
Heather Reynolds
@HeatherR · 1:07
Because I feel like on recordings doesn't sound like what I hear when I'm talking and so it's just completely freaky. And I think I sound like the biggest dork ever. Maybe I am the biggest door ever. But yeah, I can't stand the sound of my own voice. This is such a good one. I'm really curious to listen to some of the responses and see if other people feel the same way
Eluchianna Olive
@Luchianna · 3:15
And I remember in college, I was part of this public service radio show, and I was talking about sports and, you know, the professor said at the time, you got a great speaking voice. You really do. You come across genuine. I'm like who? Me? No, that's not possible. You know what I sound like? I hear myself because it's just weird to me sometimes. I'm from California, right? And sometimes I hear my mom is from La
But it can be difficult for me to listen to my own sound of voice. It could be a bit of a struggle, but there are some days where I do like the sound of my voice. It's kind of weird, but, you know, I feel like my voice doesn't sound powerful enough. Yeah, that's what it is. I wish I had that powerful voice that could smooth talk to ladies, make them feel a little tingle between the legs