We All Hate It

The first time I bought an answerphone at home (I guess I was in my mid 30s) I recorded the message & replayed it & was astonished to hear my fathers voice coming out of the speaker. That was the first time that I realised how much I sounded like him.

I had similar experiences when I was a teenager living at home. Almost every time I answered the phone people would think I was my Dad and start talking. Sometimes it was difficult to interrupt and they'd rattle on a while before I could explain.

I was 'ok' with it though, since my Dad had a great voice and was often asked to sing at weddings and do public speaking.

Same here, but one also picks up nuances what I didn't care for and corrected.

Such as when may dad called some one, the first thing out of his mouth was "Aaaahhh, Hello, can I speak to ........"

Found myself doing the same thing.

Others are enunciating words. When I left the farm and after I got out of college and started working, until I built up enough confidence, I always wrote out a script of what I wanted to talk about, but to eliminate being frozen and totally forgetting what to say, and to make sure I covered everything. same with giving reports in the meetings, fortunately, since I knew the information so well, this wasn't a problem

And like your father, My father also had a great voice that I inherited, I didn't realize it until people complimented me on my voice when met face to face.

As far as singing for me, well, that's only in the shower.

What you say is very true. I recall the pure horror of seeing/hearing the playback of a presentation I once had to give as part of a Uni course.

The only way past such is desensitization. I'd had many people make flattering comments about my own tones but upon hearing was mortified.

To this day I cannot stand the sound of my own voice, it does not sound like 'me'. As with body language and posture it's very hard to examine oneself.

Brirt schools do not place enough emphasis on the ability to stand in front of a group of people (in an American 'Show and Tell' style) as they might. The ability to communicate is more important than anything else.

To make a point, an individual can be mediocre but succeed if they have good personal skills. They can be a genius but fail if they lack the social skills to make a point.

As far as I'm aware public speaking is not a skill (and it is a skill) that is very much taught in the UK. I very much admire the Amertican model of encouraging confidence to speak in front of a group. It took me many years to do so and even now I feel trepidation when doing so.

Your typing skills are worse than mine!!!

rofl ! I can't deny it at all .

"The flesh and bones of our head are better at transmitting lower frequencies making your voice sound deeper (almost sultry) to you."

Interesting. My experience is just the opposite. I sound like a Tenor to me when I speak, but upon playing it back - definitely a Baritone.

My only concern, with the opertunity to explain how things go together and how they work, is that the people listening understand, this is supported by the questions asked. I don't really care how I must sound.