# Do you like the actual sound of your voice? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 30, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530 "2010-07-30T00:29:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/21 "2010-07-30T06:43:26Z")
My voice is one of the few things about me that I genuinely like, and I believe is objectively good: I have been told many times that it sounds awesome. I’ve done voice-over work, and a past girlfriend/coworker told me that she used to get turned on in meetings listening to me speak. It’s deep, expressive and my ‘neutral’ accent is a slightly dirty British Received Pronunciation. If any lady dopers would like to get turned on, Skype me. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/22 "2010-07-30T06:49:20Z")
I have a weak voice and a stupid accent. I sound better if I fake a character voice of some kind. The timbre of my voice matches the frequency of traffic and crowd noise, so in many public situations I cannot be heard at all. Very annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Acantha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@Acantha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acantha)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/23 "2010-07-30T07:03:33Z")
No. I’ve been told I sound exactly like Holly Hunter. Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/24 "2010-07-30T07:06:10Z")
My speaking voice: Yes My recorded speaking voice: No My singing voice, recorded or otherwise: It’s okay, which is a plus considering I’m kinda supposed to be a singer. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/25 "2010-07-30T15:16:17Z")
I like the way I sound in my head. I can’t stand listening to my recorded voice. My spouse tells me I have a decent singing voice (when we play karaoke-type games)–I can carry a tune well, though I have no idea if I actually sound pleasant. I haven’t been brave enough to record my singing and listen to it. ---
**Author:** ![JoseArcadio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@JoseArcadio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseArcadio)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/26 "2010-07-30T15:39:31Z")
Not really. I have a very mild lisp as a result of a slight overbite from sucking my thumb till I was 11 plus I find my voice to be a bit too deep/masculine. I do quite like my teuchter/weegie hybrid accent, though. Edit: I cannot sing. At all. My friend’s mother once described my singing as “like a lawnmower breaking down.” I’m aware of it and can hear the horror every time I attempt a tune. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/27 "2010-07-30T15:47:34Z")
Hell no! I cringe when I hear my recorded voice. My singing voice is a different matter - I can listen to that no problem. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/28 "2010-07-30T15:49:40Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > slightly dirty British Received Pronunciation. > > If any lady dopers would like to get turned on, Skype me. 😉 I don’t know what exactly that means but I’m signing up for a Skype account anyway… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![LegsAkimbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@LegsAkimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegsAkimbo)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/29 "2010-07-30T16:33:21Z")
I like my voice but evidently it carries over vast distances, even when I am just talking normally (normal non-excessive volume). This comes in handy if I have to get my husband’s attention when we are at opposite ends of a grocery store aisle (since it’s not shouting but just conversational volume, people who don’t have his name don’t turn to look), but prevents me from saying anything negative about anyone who is even somewhat nearby. The elderly always understand me just fine, even if they are losing their hearing, without my having to raise my voice. In contrast, my mother’s normal voice carried about five inches from her face. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/30 "2010-07-30T16:38:19Z")
I like both my speaking voice and my singing voice, recorded or not. Other people like them, too – in fact, usually more than I do. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/31 "2010-07-30T16:46:42Z")
No, I don’t like my voice. When I change my voicemail message or my answering machine message, I always think I sound like a dweeb. And I sure wish I could sing on key. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Accident](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/32 "2010-07-30T16:49:57Z")
I can’t stand my voice, to the point that there times when I’ll go days without speaking. In fact, my voice was once described as sounding like a trod upon toad. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/33 "2010-07-30T17:02:59Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > If any lady dopers would like to get turned on, Skype me. 😉 I’ve been in love with your voice ever since I heard your instructional video on how to use chopsticks. 😃 Other people seem to like my voice. About once a week I answer the phone and the person on the other end says, “Wow, you sound so cheerful!” I think it’s a bit high – it often doesn’t register on voicemail systems where you have to say your choice, and people with upper range hearing loss sometimes can’t hear me at all. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/34 "2010-07-30T17:04:49Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > If any lady dopers would like to get turned on, Skype me. 😉 How _you_ doin’? Seriously, folks, while the voice I hear when I speak and the voice I hear in recordings are different, I like them both. Sometimes when I hear my voicemail greeting I think, “Hmm. That sounds nice.” ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/35 "2010-07-30T23:53:28Z")
Like some others, I like the voice I hear but hate the voice that others hear. Also, on the phone I constantly get called mam. Everyone I ask in real life says I don’t sound like a woman, but apparently over the phone I do. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/36 "2010-08-01T00:32:25Z")
No, but it’s a weak no. I like my accent (it’s an accidentally learned one, not one I was born with) and I like the way I express things - I’m very good at reading out loud; you’d be amazed at how rare this seems to be, reading from an unseen page, that is. However, I don’t particularly like the tone of my voice. That’s the only negative, but enough to tip it into a ‘no.’ I’ve often been told I’m a really clear speaker, and I do mean to, at some point, make podcasts (or something similar) of my fiction, because there’s so little free audio fiction out there that I might actually get an audience not solely comprised of my friends. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/37 "2010-08-01T01:26:26Z")
> [@Acantha](#): > > No. I’ve been told I sound exactly like Holly Hunter. Hello! 🙂 I think Holly Hunter is extremely sexy. At least she was in this one movie, and I liked her voice in _The Incredibles_. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/38 "2010-08-01T01:43:26Z")
My natural voice without even trying to sound good? Yeah, it sounds a bit bad. My voice when I’m paying attention: not bad, but I’m working on it. My singing voice? Wow is it not as good as it sounds in my head. I can still sound good, but only if I sound comically stupid inside my head. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/39 "2010-08-01T01:55:43Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > > [@Acantha](#): > > > > No. I’ve been told I sound exactly like Holly Hunter. > > Hello! 🙂 > > I think Holly Hunter is extremely sexy. At least she was in this one movie, and I liked her voice in _The Incredibles_. Yup - it’s not a bad thing at all. ---
**Author:** ![Acantha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@Acantha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acantha)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530/40 "2010-08-01T02:08:29Z")
> [@scifisam2009](#): > > > [@Sunspace](#): > > > > > [@Acantha](#): > > > > > > No. I’ve been told I sound exactly like Holly Hunter. > > > > Hello! 🙂 > > > > I think Holly Hunter is extremely sexy. At least she was in this one movie, and I liked her voice in _The Incredibles_. > > Yup - it’s not a bad thing at all. Well, that makes me feel a little better. 😃 I’ve had people tell me it was sexy but it sounds whiny and twangy to my ear. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-actual-sound-of-your-voice/548530.md?page=3)