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Lesson 14:

Don’t Mistake Shouting for Passion and Hollering for Intensity


 
        
 

Hillary Clinton has been speaking in public for decades. But in recent days, political observers have called her voice “loud, flat, harassing to the ear.” Mrs. Clinton, who admits she does not have the natural oratory skills of her husband or President Obama, has been tailoring her voice and tone for years. But only in recent days has her speaking style been thrust back into a heated debate about women, sexism and public speaking.
Hillary Clinton Speeches come across as yelling and it comes across as monotone. It’s like she is angry. Nobody likes angry politicians for the most part.
Sometimes, speakers perceive their audience as ‘far’ from them and in an effort to bridge the gap and make sure the message is being communicated, they shout. More often however, speakers mistake shouting for passion and hollering for intensity. While vocal variety is an important part of every speech and raising your voice for emphasis can have great impact, but raising the voice all the time will make people ask "why is this speaker shouting?".