[Sca-cooks] Loud Voices

[A F Murphy]

Well, you see, my mom *was* a sergeant... OK, long before I was born,
but still.

 From her, I learned what I call the Teacher voice. (I taught
preschool.) A lot of it is the assumption that one will be listened to!
Speak firmly, not particularly loudly (unless I am calling across an
entire playground on the banks of a windy river... I'm a trained singer,
I can get volume, too...)

The lower voice also helps project, especially through a crowd of women
and children...

There is also the "I'm staying in control, and it's taking everything I
have" voice...  that is more to get the attention of an adult without
alarming the children, and usually means someone has been hurt. That one
cuts right through any room... but I don't think anyone does it quite on
purpose. I've only heard it a few times, but it gets instant attention.

Anne


Druighad at aol.com wrote:

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>In a message dated 7/8/02 9:49:28 PM Central Daylight Time,
>mooncat at in-tch.com writes:
>
>
>>*I*, however, had a voice that my Dad used to tell me belonged to a
>>Marine Drill Sargeant (relatively deep, definitely loud, and capable of
>>_lots_ of bark).  Certain to inspire instant obedience, especially when
>>getting the dogs (who generally stayed out in the kennel over by the
>>barn, some distance from the house) to *shut*up*NOW*!  I suspect, if I'm
>>not careful, that someone will try to make me a field herald some
>>day....;-P
>>--sgt. maire ;-P
>>
>
>Yeah Maire, my friends used to tell me the same thing. They were joking,
>until I proved I could be heard at the other end of a football field. Theater
>taught me how to project my voice by dropping it an octave and really filling
>up my lungs and diaphram and then using a controlled exhale. I just don't
>like being that loud, though it works wonders on dogs and children...
>
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