Better than Beauty by Helen Valentine

Author:Helen Valentine
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781452103747
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC

Your tone of voice

Many a woman is attractive until she talks. Then a shrill voice or a nasal twang or a deadly drawl may completely spoil the picture.

Can you hear yourself talk? Yes, you can, if you will take the trouble. Talk out loud when you’re alone. Anyone who stumbles in upon this performance will wonder what has happened to you, but never mind that. Is your voice harsh? Then talk in an exaggeratedly soft tone. Is it shrill? Then pitch it so low that it seems to come out of your shoes.

If you find that you can’t hear your own voice, the next best thing is to corner one of your good friends. Choose someone whose taste and judgment you respect, someone who is sufficiently fond of you to be honest and to be willing to work with you. Ask if your voice is pleasant. Ask her to tell you exactly what it needs to make it so. And then practice. Practice with her, and when you are alone.

Your voice is worth working with. People are repelled, sometimes consciously, sometimes unconsciously, by an unpleasant voice. And who can estimate the aura of charm which is induced by a well-modulated voice?

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