Monday, June 9, 2008

Ouch! My Ears Hurt Listening to You!


Research has shown that the way you speak is even more important than the way you look. In fact, the way you speak can affect how you look. Perhaps you have experienced this firsthand. At least once, you have probably seen someone who you found attractive, then, after speaking with that person, suddenly decided that he or she wasn't as attractive as you originally thought. Conversely, as research shows, if a person isn't very attractive but speaks well, that person is perceived as being more attractive.
The way you speak is composed of the pitch of your voice, the quality of your sound, the way you pronounce things, whether you sound too soft or too loud, how fast you speak, how nasal or non-nasal you are, and how you communicate. If you answer “yes” in any of the questions in the following categories, you should know that people are usually not perceiving you in the best light. Just know,

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