How’s Your Voice and Your Pitch?
@SIMPLYD (90722)
Philippines
February 13, 2019 1:40am CST
My voice is loud . So, for those who have talked with me the first time will be surprised how loud my voice is, as I am told by my sisters ,close friends and officemates. And my sister said, it would usually becomes high pitch when I get excited or anxious.
That is why, some mistook me for shouting. An engineer officemate complained to my boss that I shouted at him. He was told that it’s my normal voice , loud. 
From then on, he is used to my loud & high pitched voice and often joke " you aren't angry ha? "
Some people gets offended by my loud and high pitched voice, still.
So, in order to change that, I am trying now to speak in a modulated voice. It is hard for me, but I will strictly try, so it won’t get me into trouble with the sensitive people.
But at home, my aged mother-in-law and her sister are a bit deaf already. That is why, we have to talk in a loud voice, lest they keep saying , what!?
Hubby’s voice isn’t loud however, when he speaks most of the time he seems angry.
What about you, are you a loud talker and your voice seems excited or angry when even you are not?
Note: Image is from google
From then on, he is used to my loud & high pitched voice and often joke " you aren't angry ha? "
Some people gets offended by my loud and high pitched voice, still.
So, in order to change that, I am trying now to speak in a modulated voice. It is hard for me, but I will strictly try, so it won’t get me into trouble with the sensitive people.
But at home, my aged mother-in-law and her sister are a bit deaf already. That is why, we have to talk in a loud voice, lest they keep saying , what!?
Hubby’s voice isn’t loud however, when he speaks most of the time he seems angry.
What about you, are you a loud talker and your voice seems excited or angry when even you are not?
Note: Image is from google35 people like this
37 responses
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
i used to get that comment a lot when i have a sore throat, especially when answering the landline. it's awkward because i'm actually struggling to speak.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
@LadyDuck but i thought you said you talk fast that you'd even ask your husband to hurry up. i was surprised when i read that.
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@LadyDuck (459677)
• Switzerland
13 Feb 19
@hereandthere My voice is not very different on the phone and when I speak to people in person. My husband has a loud voice, but low pitch, so it's not disturbing. My niece has a higher pitch, I tell her all the time to control her voice.
My voice is not very different on the phone and when I speak to people in person. My husband has a loud voice, but low pitch, so it's not disturbing. My niece has a higher pitch, I tell her all the time to control her voice.3 people like this
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
It is understandable that when you are a teacher you should have a loud voice. It is needed in the classroom so even those at the back can clearly hear what you are talking about.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
if you add me, it would be supernoisy!
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@florelway (23159)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
13 Feb 19
I have a loud voice but not shouting. It's a normal speaking voice but not soft I would say a voice with projection lol.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
it means she doesn't need a microphone hehe
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@florelway (23159)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
13 Feb 19
@SIMPLYD it's a result when you regularly do diaphragmatic exercises/ breathing techniques, these help in achieving clear, loud voice. High pitched voice are mostly coming from the throat not the diaphragm. Speech and voice teachers can help you with this.
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@allknowing (130233)
• India
13 Feb 19
What I do not like about me is my quick reaction that puts off people.
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@allknowing (130233)
• India
14 Feb 19
@SIMPLYD Yes you can say that but when I am annoyed I react and then regret.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
14 Feb 19
@allknowing I am also quick to anger. But it dissipates quickly though.
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@crossbones27 (48480)
• Mojave, California
13 Feb 19
My voice is very deep and actually thought you were talking about singing. Glad you were not because would not want to hear that. I usually mumble when I do not feel like talking but normal, I guess voice carries and my sister says it gives her headaches. Another reason I mumble, but then she never stops asking Huh. Never can win sometimes. 
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
@crossbones27 Yes, I noticed that men talk louder when they are having a drink with their friends. Or maybe they are just in good mood indeed.
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
They became deaf with your voice? most in my wife's family except my wife have loud voices that you will mistake for angry especially when they are drinking lol! My volume is normal but I tend to speak slow but clear.
most in my wife's family except my wife have loud voices that you will mistake for angry especially when they are drinking lol! My volume is normal but I tend to speak slow but clear.3 people like this
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
@louievill Yes, I also noticed that those from Visayas speak more softly from those from other places.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
Oh, no! They became deaf because of old age.
Your wife's family should modulate their voices when they gather. Lest they can be mistaken as arguing.
Most people with loud voices are misinterpreted as angry. Though my hubby has a modulated voice but when he speaks , he seems angry when he is not actually.
Your wife's family should modulate their voices when they gather. Lest they can be mistaken as arguing.
Most people with loud voices are misinterpreted as angry. Though my hubby has a modulated voice but when he speaks , he seems angry when he is not actually. 1 person likes this
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
@SIMPLYD sometimes I think it also has something to do with the dialect and where they come from ( Bisaya, Mindanao), my mother's family is from Western Visayas and I observed people there speak a little bit softly than people here in Metro Manila
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@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
My voice suck, and i don't talk that much. If i do I would get a sore throat.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
So you have a soft voice? Good for you.,
I do have a sore throat if I keep talking. Maybe it's because I talk loud and my vocal chords are stretched much when I still keep talking.
@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
14 Feb 19
@SIMPLYD no, my voice sucks and that's about it.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
I think that is understandable for teachers. Their voice should be loud enough so that those at the back can hear what she is discussing.
So you get loud when you have a martini. Me, I am so happy and keep laughing at the slightest of jokes when I had more than enough drink of tequila and margarita. I love their taste so I keep ordering for another and another.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
I talk softly, and my husband said he can not hear me; and am complaining he talks so loud!
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
With what your husband said, maybe you should make it a little louder.
If I talk softly, the two seniors at home , will be asking me What? when I speak.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
maybe because you teach online one on one, versus in a classroom with many students
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@Sheali (7461)
• India
13 Feb 19
@hereandthere I am a full time school teacher.. I teach online at night 
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@snowy22315 (170756)
• United States
13 Feb 19
I talk in a moderate tone of voice. I really dislike it when people talk too loud or too soft. For instance, if others can hear what you are saying in a restaurant..a few tables away you are probably too loud, or if others strain to hear you you are probably speaking too quietly.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
14 Feb 19
Good for you.
I am trying my best to modulate my voice now. It's hard though because I am used to having a loud voice. I am thinking how I can lower my being high pitched. I guess it is what makes people think I am angry or bossy when I talk. 
I am trying my best to modulate my voice now. It's hard though because I am used to having a loud voice. I am thinking how I can lower my being high pitched. I guess it is what makes people think I am angry or bossy when I talk. 1 person likes this
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
13 Feb 19
Oh yeah, I would never need a loud speaker or microphone for someone to hear me @SIMPLYD . I live way out in the country on 20 acres and when I had the animal shelter here and stood on my back porch to tell the dogs to 'shut up'; people said they could hear me 80 acres away.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
17 Feb 19
@nanette64 So the pitch of the voice changes over the years. In your case, because of the smoking over the years.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Feb 19
@SIMPLYD The one thing that does upset me though about my voice is that when I was younger, I sang soprano; today, I sing bass. That's because of 46 years of smoking though.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
14 Feb 19
You are correct!
Sometimes when I talk, I realized I might be talking loudly again and try toning it down. However, in a little while I am in a loud voice again.
Sometimes when I talk, I realized I might be talking loudly again and try toning it down. However, in a little while I am in a loud voice again.
@porwest (78759)
• United States
13 Feb 19
I guess I am normal. Although from time to time I get accused of being a "low talker."
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