Chapter 20
Ten Inspiring Voices
In This Chapter
Discovering the vocal qualities that listeners prefer
Looking at what makes a great speaker
Appreciating key moments that capture attention
Whose voices are the best loved? Surveys investigating preferred voices in different parts of the English-speaking world arrived at certain common factors. They agree that the best voices all share characteristics associated with confidence and trust, including:
A fairly low pitch for both men and women
A melodious and full quality; in other words, a rich sound
An absence of high frequency noise such as screechy sounds
A measured pace with brief pauses now and then
Sentences that fall at the end, rather ...
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