Dropping the T is not a girl thing, at least not in the American South. A lazy speech habit that grates on my nerves is the use of Also too. Music is music. a. period. You know what I mean? Is this really a new trend? Weird or unique ways of speaking are one way to get noticed. I am listening to a webinar class right now and the instructor keeps using apparently to start sentences. Agreed, Debbie! But yes now every venture capitalist, techie and aspiring TED talker has a pseudo-self-effacing way of speaking using right and sort ofsoooooo annoying! But any word beginning with ST is impossible for this woman to pronounce correctly. Agreed, Paula. It is hard to describe but Ive narrowed it down to when a woman has to tell a story or recount something that has a list of things in it. However, Ive noticed a horrible trend, especially on Parcast, to have females doing commercials who sound like babies. She has performed in television, film, stage, voiceovers, and commercials. So, what weve found in our research is that people tend to add this word as a way to sound informal yet still be an expert.. Pretending to be an annoying, loud, meowing cat will place the voice right up front. A reporter asks a politician something like, Do you support the bill before congress that blah, blah blah [whatever the details]. I, too, pronounce both r s in February. The whiny and drawn-out words, how can I cite an example? p.s. Really finished yet?). My husband and I both react as though were hearing nails on a chalkboard when people speak as though theyre trying to manipulate us. I want it to stop, NOW! I get annoyed when people on TV or radio speak too quickly while also using fillers such as umm or uh. But we especially hear about the tone and timbre of reporters' voices. Im curious if this is a West Coast thing with the under 40 set. It's BS. Watch ANY interview with a woman and they do this. Its easy to overlook poor speech when an attractive face is delivering the information. So in the workplace and over the airways, especially on leftist networks the use of ENCOURAGE, SUGGEST and URGE etc etc etc. They also do this in Germany, quite memorably. Grunting is not music. And then those styles get copied and go viral and pretty soon you hear it everywhere. While for many VO artists, like you and me, we strive to have a more refined and adjusted voice, that is more pleasing to the ear, I do find that in general media such as TV, film and especially commercials, the prevalence of this is a reflection of the prevalence found in the general population. Another one that I have not seen anyone else mention is does that make sense after every sentence. Sounding clear and natural on air takes time and practice. Pretty much everywhere to enunciate the ts in button is not correct. I have heard right? at the end of sentences used frequently. Uptalk or up speak are newer terms for ARI or Australian Rising Inflection which I am told is where it began. Not sure. Bull***t. Its just people being influenced by media influencers (Kardashians) and then copying each other to fit in. Listeners have concerns about grammar, and filler words such as "um," "like" and "so." 'Voice' Author Explores Accents, Language And What Makes A Tone Sexy writer John Colapinto says the development of vocal structures may have been the key to humans' becoming the dominant species. (Thuh ocean, thuh actor). Also da for the has been trending. Im not ashamed to say that I have on frequent occasion shown these dim-witted types the door of my office immediately (usually upon hearing any hint of vocal fry, thats enough to do it), telling them to email me their query, which I then promptly delete without reading, and send them an auto-reply to that effect. Im going out on a limb and saying they use it because it is something definitive in their conversation. Sorry for the typo of the when it should have been they. It really became a battle of negative personalities in a race to the bottom of common decency.. If you can even record a sample of it and then create a short little video that you can upload to Youtube so its easy to share the audio, that would be good too. National faves: Jack Speer, Megna Chakhrabarti, Terry Gross National do-not-calls: Kai Ryssdal, Charlie Pierce sunnymentoaddict 6 yr. ago Isnt it a long-standing fact, that all beings respond to melodious speech far more positively than, for example, a shriek. Someone has to take responsibility for the slaughter of the Queens English. I dont know of any name for that But reading your comment makes me think that maybe a lot of this type of speaking comes as a side effect of the Youtube and social media age, where people try to stand out and get noticed any way that they can. What brought me here was the irritating way young females pronounce thank you. Jessica Hansen, one of the voices of NPR's funding credits and its in-house vocal coach, helps reporters hone their voices for air. As a public school teacher here in Florida for almost 40 years, Ive noticed the precipitous decline in our educational standards for years now. I just wish I had a remote control that worked on people with a tangible presence. It appears "almost exclusively among women, and young women. Maybe I can strap them to a chair and rake my finger nails down a chalkboard! Thanks for reading and commenting with such a detailed response, Adrianne. Just observant. Would my friends laugh if I developed the chirpy voice? Its far from the only silent letter in spoken English. THAT is annoying. I respectfully disagree. I immediately have to fast forward, which defeats the whole purpose of advertising. I mean Seriously? Hansen coaches voice for NPR, corporate groups, professional theater companies, podcast hosts, journalists, and private clients nationwide. Oh brother, Frankie! I was actually googling, trying to find if this type of (annoying!) It is not good representation of the general population; especially the show where it is only women who have the speech impediments. Does anyone say FebRuary without sounding ridiculous? and I was totally unprepared for it? My purpose in searching phrases that led me here was the very annoying yeah, no or visa versa. Every sentence is spoken as a question, whether it is or not. Having it as part of your daily living is different from going on TV or radio and having everyone hear it in a professional context. Moaning is not music. Recent research into vocal fry suggests that women do indeed have a tougher go of it than men when their voices slip into a lower register. None of these up-and-coming phrases ever appear in scripts that I read for actual voice-over jobs or auditions. I often hear young women in their 20-40s, speak in a monotone for a few words and then raise the pitch to a a bit higher monotone level for a few words before ending sentence. Recently I have noticed what I call the Consonant Drag where the speaker is explaining something and they drag the consonants as if to give them space to think it out. The kids immediately say, I cant read cursive. Are you listening to me? Dont get me started on the vocal fry. I saw a book tv author, a Harvard history professor good lord, on C-SPAN yesterday who said sort of in every spoken sentence. Yes, I understand that my fixated attention on these patterns is what is causing me to be distracted. Beyond annoying. (Mark Memmott, the standards and practices editor, has addressed some of those issues in the past.). "I thought it felt strange to have a voice that did not sound like me reporting on the most powerful people in the world. It sounds weird and affected. Awesome and absolutely. Videos, I get by with closed-caption options, otherwise just NO. Your email address will not be published. What are they like. When I hear someone at a store or restaurant say something else instead of Have a good one! I thank them for not being like the rest of the robots. I love the content of the daily but can't stand the guttural voice of Michael Barbaro. The internet search yields accusations of objections to this speech as further proof of bias against women. My goodness! I really enjoy everyones comments and insights! Ive noticed that, too. Why isnt anyone saying to anymore? Were all in this together. Uh, no we are not. I am a voice artist as well and I make SURE there is no creaks in my work! Liana Van Nostrand (@lbvannostrand) is an intern for the Public Editor's office. I also wish we could deny medical service to anyone who refused to wear a mask and then contracted Covid-19. Its bad enough to hear it in speech but I recently received an email that began with these words. I have two. Hansen earned her MFA in Acting from Brandeis University, and has additionally studied in New York and France, at the Guthrie Theatre, and at Studio Theatre Conservatory. Ummm also people who ummm say ummmm uncontrollably as well as the yeah, no phrase that is everywhere. 2001 - 2023 Debbie Grattan Voiceover Talent | Site Map | Privacy Policy. Socially, or even professionally, person to person, I dont let them bother me too much. Thank you Baz for this eloquently written commentary. If he catches that he's saying "you know" a lot, he'll try to cut down on using it. I absolutely abhor all of the speech patterns/words described here, however my biggest annoyance when it comes to TV voice overs is how extremely patronising and robotic they often sound. Good to know I am not the only person being annoyed by the way women robot-speak to the latest trend. At least we can take comfort knowing that some of these annoying fillers indeed die out eventually. I also get extremely annoyed by these vocal crutch words so Im glad Im not the only who experiences this! OMG! It is not just annoying, it sounds absolutely ridiculous. New to me and I have grandchildren ranging from preschoolers to early 20s are the following: Ending a sentence with soyeah. Which is quite frankly one of the more annoying habits. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Debbie Grattan is a top-rated professional female voice over talent with more than 25 years of experience delivering voice over services worldwide. I found this article looking for answer to that question. look something like.. this. I now hear little girls copying their mums, speaking in vocal fry, and thats sad. Or is this merely habit? Literally?! Also, why has everyone started turning ts to ds. So, what are you gonna do about that job application? Fine. Ive even come close to writing to NPR about their guests propensity to start sentences with so. Another one Ive heard lately is everything going on these days. Why use a euphemism in place of the pandemic? I am also hearing stated instead of simply said, and dont get me started on the misuse of myself. Thank you for validating my observations! Also umm, like, and ya know interspersed in many informal AND formal conversations. My spine is more aligned?. None of these up-and-coming phrases ever appear in scripts that I read for actual voice-over jobs or auditions. Any and all bridge words used frequently in conversation is exceedingly annoying. It really annoys me when people are speaking in clear English and then when its time foe them to refer to a foreign culture such as Latinos they cant just say Latinos like we do in English but they have to HEAVILY saturate their pronunciation so they can prove that they are almost (or actually) bilingual. Personally, I have a laundry list of poor speech and grammar pet peeves. Uptalk at ?s. Vocal fry isnt going away anytime soon because television advertisers use it to show their product is hip. I change channels whenever I hear it. And that is how I found your comment lol! Young women of all nationalities reporting from the most secluded parts of the world use these odd tones, rhythms and inflections. As in, Yo, Im tellin you, shtraight up, this thing is yuge, aight?, Yes, no I dont like all of those bad habits either AND the inverse No, yes we should all be aware these speech patterns are happening increasingly.. This is certainly not limited to lower social groups; its becoming endemic in very educated middle class professionals. The sad thing about podcasters is that they have not taken any diction or public speaking classes. Or, as my best friend calls it: the hissed s. For example, the word is news, not noose. Im done. Yeah, used in this odd transitional way. Along with that and many other things mentioned here ive also noticed use of the wrong vowel sounds. Yes, the mute button is hit, the station is changed, and I stop cringing 20 minutes later. Its mildly disturbing to me. Phoebe Judge (Criminal) is also lovely, as is Roman Mars (99 PI). or: Hahaha Russell you are SPOT on! Sam Sanders, host of It's Been a Minute, said that learning to write in his own voice was difficult. And the speech pattern that led me to your page is the one Ive observed in the voice overs on virtually all home improvement shows. thanks for reading and your comment! I wonder how many of these patterns we can blame on Keeping Up with the Kardashians and other shows of that ilk. My husband watches CNBC a lot (financial channel) and even listening to various serious commentators and guests you can hear many examples of these patterns. Who started that? It seems to be many white females that Im noticing using this trend. Indeed, there's an ongoing conversation within public radio about the extent to which the industry asks some journalists to change their voices to conform to the (mostly white) voices that came before them. 2% comes from Federal grants from the commerce department otherwise there is no direct federal funding. Or here in The UK / Ireland, Big Brother, Made in Chelsea to name but a few. Listen to Dr. Blassey Ford. And that show was probably a 5 year old rerun. All Im hearing from this post is a lot of complaining over nothing. Ugh! to make it sound as it is so amazing, and all-important. The vocal twerk I hear in men (mostly) is Listenfeels like a subtle form of bullying. For example, in Alabama, pen and pin are pronounced the same way. I was thinking maybe it was a Mexican/American thing (I am Canadian). There are several blogs online, written by women who think society needs to stop being critical of their way of talking; i.e. You can even mix them all together in infinite combinations: Right, so you know the best way to find out answers is to Google it, right? The latter pronunciations of each drive me nuts. I growl at it when I hear it. Out of protest, I might start writing the word out as ta, since that is how people are pronouncing the word. The way peoplearenowpurposely talking slow as though everyone theyre speaking to is a moron? In Australia we get really annoyed with well spoken presenters on TV pronouncing t as d, eg very impordant and cute kidden. Hansen has served on the Mills College Alumnae Steering Committee; the Washington, DC, chapter Arts Committee of the Brandeis University Alumni Board; the National Society of Arts and Letters; and as judge for the Mr. District of Columbia Benefit Competition. Im not sure if our primary education system is to blame for not putting enough emphasis on the spoken (or written) word for our younger generations, or whether it is more of a socialization and modeling of behavior that is rampant. 'Planet money,' 'This American Life,' 'Radiolab,' 'Startup' Why? Reporters strive to sound clear and concise on air. Real News Host: You used the term space repeatedly. It seems to me that the average persons way of communicating has become more casual in professional situations because it has become taboo to correct others in academic settings. As a naturalized American citizen I am paying attention to my execution of sentences and the intonation. Moving forward, going forward, I turn off the radio. !, as well as misusing words like adulting. Objective reality, for some folks, must be something that just happens to others. Simply put, the standards for on-air positions were much higher when I entered the workforce: speaking well was imperative, but not nearly as important as having television looks. This is a huge trend on YouTube right now and its quite annoying. Do they know how ridiculous they appear???? Vocal fry is one of the main voice complaints sent to the Invisibilia team, said project manager Liana Simstrom, who handles audience engagement for the narrative podcast about human behavior. The biggest one that I hear it in is when celebrities say singer. watch a MOvie, read a BOok, eat a COOkie, Ooops! Listening to our local news reporters causes so much stress! I find that contrary to the quality of education that many of us older folks received. Given NPR's millions of listeners, pleasing each one all the time would be an impossible goal. It grated on my ears. 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