Add "Your Voice" To The List Of Reasons People Don't Like You
Sep 14, 2013 20:20
While it is debatable that Adam Levine's voice should be put under arrest and never put on the radio again to catch unsuspecting people off guard, it turns out that your voice is amongst one of those ten thousand reasons that people don't like you.
People are apparently paying for voice changing lessons, or therapy. From WSJ:
"We are hard-wired to judge people. You hear somebody speak, and the first thing you do is to form an opinion about them," says Lynda Stucky, president of ClearlySpeaking, a Pittsburgh coaching company.
Annoyed listeners often assume nothing can be done to change an irritating voice, and the speakers are often unaware of the problem. But in most cases, people's voices can be strengthened or improved through therapy, coaching or feedback.
Do you have a whiny irritating voice? And if you do, would you change it?Annoyed listeners often assume nothing can be done to change an irritating voice, and the speakers are often unaware of the problem. But in most cases, people's voices can be strengthened or improved through therapy, coaching or feedback.
[WSJ]
