Why you don’t like the sound of your own voice | Rébecca Kleinberger

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  • Your voice is indistinguishable from how other people see you, but your relationship with it is far from obvious. Rébecca Kleinberger studies how we use and understand our voices and the voices of others. She explains why you may not like the sound of your own voice on recordings, the differences between your outward, inward and inner voices -- and the extraordinary things you communicate without being aware of it.
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  • @Sameer-tm4ne
    @Sameer-tm4ne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5916

    Every time I hear my voice recording, I want to apologize to every human I've ever spoken to.

    • @acek2016
      @acek2016 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      Same...

    • @davidcottrell1308
      @davidcottrell1308 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@acek2016 yup..

    • @crackflush
      @crackflush 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I’m in the same boat

    • @Bluehearte07
      @Bluehearte07 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      😂

    • @alexikeda1
      @alexikeda1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      if i were to do that then i'd be speaking to people and saying that i'm sorry for speaking to them

  • @kimberlykenyon9440
    @kimberlykenyon9440 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4464

    When I hear my voice it sounds like I am mentally challenged, I don’t completely know why yet I do

    • @meltingdoggo8066
      @meltingdoggo8066 5 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Kimberly Kenyon your thumbnail exaggerates the words "mentally challenged"...

    • @GarlicGoat
      @GarlicGoat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Kimberly Kenyon honestly sameee

    • @Snaffer01
      @Snaffer01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      You made me lol. Thanks

    • @Boiledblood
      @Boiledblood 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      can relate
      3/10 would like a new voice

    • @DoomerZ666
      @DoomerZ666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same

  • @khaliah7754
    @khaliah7754 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3325

    When Rébecca said that we don't listen to our own voices, that made so much sense to me. I notice when I read aloud that I usually have to reread without speaking because I don't remember what I was reading.

    • @kevinpeter1079
      @kevinpeter1079 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Khaliah Deya true that

    • @avocateure
      @avocateure 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      that is so true! it happens to me allll the time

    • @snaps4kappu
      @snaps4kappu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I read this entire conversation aloud, and i understood it without having to reread. Perhaps its associated with the attention we're paying at any pt. I can be reading paragraphs without paying any attention, thus not understanding too. 🤷‍♂️

    • @Redwan777
      @Redwan777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And... Teachers l, parents, seniors all always advised me that reading aloud helps to memorize study better. Thank God I never listened to them.

    • @Redwan777
      @Redwan777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@snaps4kappu To be true it happens to me. Whenever I am bored reading the boring part of my textbook I keep reading without understanding. And I feel I lost the power of understanding.

  • @jothishprabu8
    @jothishprabu8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1165

    Imagine what Actors might be feeling when watching their own movie 😅

    • @user-jh7sh9ow6r
      @user-jh7sh9ow6r 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      😂😂😂

    • @aajkibat4412
      @aajkibat4412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They'd love that

    • @ashish.pradhan
      @ashish.pradhan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      They use autotune 😅😅

    • @swegmyg-8189
      @swegmyg-8189 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Omg😂

    • @MiDnYTe25
      @MiDnYTe25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Probably nothing, you get used to it with exposure

  • @TechBrenda
    @TechBrenda 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3529

    Would be awesome to have a program that could translate your recorded voice to sound like your inward voice.

    • @sohainhere
      @sohainhere 5 ปีที่แล้ว +218

      Amazing idea! Just have to figure out the change in voice frequency through bone conductance

    • @gorgegarcia4471
      @gorgegarcia4471 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      why don't we start researching how to do it I am in

    • @TheMerseySound1
      @TheMerseySound1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I was just thinking this

    • @cliffordbenenati7373
      @cliffordbenenati7373 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      To be honest, I'm 13, voice is changing, I have started to hate my inward voice just as much as my outward one, lol

    • @siiickgravity5090
      @siiickgravity5090 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Clifford Benenati I can relate lol

  • @Sameer-tm4ne
    @Sameer-tm4ne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +772

    When I hear my voice recording, I wonder why I have friends

  • @mascotwithadinosaur9353
    @mascotwithadinosaur9353 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1210

    I hate that my inner voice is just "deep girl voice" , while my outside voice is "suffocating clown".

    • @milo_7294
      @milo_7294 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      I share your trauma.

    • @sayyedzarrar
      @sayyedzarrar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😂

    • @moncherryhead7530
      @moncherryhead7530 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeee

    • @carotlover69
      @carotlover69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      i relate xd my little sister said my voice sounds "squeaky" and "high-pitched" ;((

    • @vindhya8498
      @vindhya8498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

  • @Nachtwasser23
    @Nachtwasser23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1462

    Who else has been traumatized hearing their own voice echoing during all these online meetings the past months?

    • @earthmoo9326
      @earthmoo9326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Haha - My goodness. Me.

    • @OMKhin-lm3ky
      @OMKhin-lm3ky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Typos to know I’m not alone

    • @Cool.Cat.Flannegan
      @Cool.Cat.Flannegan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Playing back recorded meetings with me speaking is brutal!

    • @resident_alien595
      @resident_alien595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Cool.Cat.Flannegan Happened to me today.

    • @sumitrana2420
      @sumitrana2420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hade gone that for months with bad cell tower connection causing that echo/ feedback or whatever fancy name you want to give.

  • @Rashy225
    @Rashy225 6 ปีที่แล้ว +721

    I love my voice too much then I hear it recorded back and die inside.
    In my head: nice bassy assertive voice.
    Actual voice: 10 year old

    • @name-eo1lv
      @name-eo1lv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      yes

    • @sontodosnarcos
      @sontodosnarcos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Rae T So true!

    • @kerbo2383
      @kerbo2383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      mines the opposite actually

    • @champnahun1909
      @champnahun1909 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      nIcE bAsSy asErtIve VoIcE 😂 but fr ur vocabulary

    • @Dev-rs4vh
      @Dev-rs4vh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@kerbo2383 lol same, i tried to sing a very gentle song since my voice inside my head is very light and smooth...but its actually the opposite

  • @magsy97
    @magsy97 6 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    I like how my voice sounds in my head...and that's good enough for me.

  • @Sameer-tm4ne
    @Sameer-tm4ne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1325

    Me: records voice
    Play it back
    Me: No wonder why no one wants to talk to me, and why my dad ALWAYS told me to shut up

    • @prajwalkumar9199
      @prajwalkumar9199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @rawgrave_
      @rawgrave_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Prajwal Kumar why are you laughing 😧

    • @prajwalkumar9199
      @prajwalkumar9199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@rawgrave_ arrey...it was a joke na..
      Obviously nice one..

    • @shahidKhan-ye1nw
      @shahidKhan-ye1nw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Acha tum log bhi suntay ho

    • @Doors_of_janua
      @Doors_of_janua 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😖😂 he was only trying to protect you brother!

  • @ianw.7897
    @ianw.7897 4 ปีที่แล้ว +212

    I love how she is studying how we use our voices. It’s a rare thing we don’t notice. I’m glad someone is studying that

  • @rapskaujama5178
    @rapskaujama5178 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1531

    I only hate my voice when it's on audio or a recording, it really sounds weird and not so me.

    • @Kyubi888Naruto
      @Kyubi888Naruto 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Raps Kaujama same

    • @regularfries3147
      @regularfries3147 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Well, on a cheap microphone you will sound terrible. It is not your actual voice and there are no filters so you can't expect much from it.

    • @DirtyPoul
      @DirtyPoul 6 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      Haven't watched the video, but wasn't this what it was about?
      The reason behind the phenomenon of the strange recorded voice is that when you speak in real time, you hear the voice coming from your lips which get recorded, but you also hear vibrations inside your head. These are much deeper and adds flavour to your voice, which most find pleasant. Your recorded voice will then sound uncanny. It sounds like your voice, but not quite, so you dislike it as if by reflex.

    • @natendo1987
      @natendo1987 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Same. I can hear the echo of my voice in a phone call, and I sound so different. It’s weird!

    • @zebbleganubi723
      @zebbleganubi723 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      i agree, i hate your voice too (but only recordings of it :)

  • @kaitlyntran7554
    @kaitlyntran7554 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2667

    I wonder if people like Morgan Freeman, Bill Nye, or Neil Degrasse Tyson dislike their own voice.

    • @josehenriquefs888
      @josehenriquefs888 5 ปีที่แล้ว +268

      People who often hears their outward voices usually learn to like their own voices. Actually, it is a way to we stoping of dislike our external voices: listen to your own voice recorded everyday, till it sounds normal, till it sounds you, till you really perceive that it's your voice. Cause what makes we dislike our own voices is that it sounds strange to us, don't seems how we think it should sound

    • @HaidebugCreates
      @HaidebugCreates 5 ปีที่แล้ว +156

      Morgan Freeman can’t dislike his voice it’s the voice of God

    • @retroanim
      @retroanim 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@josehenriquefs888 Yeah, also if you want to sound more like a native speaker, it's useful to really hear how you sound. That gets you to learn how it should sound inside so that it sounds good outside.

    • @jacobstaten2366
      @jacobstaten2366 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Only Morgan Freeman in your list has a particularly pleasant voice. Bill Nye's is actually slightly annoying.

    • @nowonmetube
      @nowonmetube 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Of course

  • @breakthewall.mp3126
    @breakthewall.mp3126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    When she started talking about the voice you hear when you read silently, I realized that I don't hear a particular voice, if it makes sense? I hear the words and intonations, but not a distinct voice. And the songs in my head are always in someone else's (the singer's) voice

    • @abhilasha07
      @abhilasha07 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same here

    • @Andreseme23
      @Andreseme23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I’m quite sure that’s exactly how the inner voice works.
      It’s like the idea of the sound more that a sound in itself.

    • @sacred-chan157
      @sacred-chan157 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      **Confused screaming**

    • @aanchalsharma526
      @aanchalsharma526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Absolutely. Researchers have found that there are 2 ways one perceives words while reading silently, either we hear our own voices, or we see words being displayed in our minds. I was baffled to know that people "see" letters in their brains instead of hearing the inner voice , because I thought everyone heard that, like I did. Lol

    • @P.M.P.181
      @P.M.P.181 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I hear what i think the person or characters voice might sound like. If it's a man whose described as a tough guy or as someone w a deep voice i hear that. Even in comments sections i tend to assign certain types of voices based on how i read the comment. I'll read a comment thinking it's a female voice then i might find the name is male and then I'll read the comment again w a male voice in my mind. If i know the person is British then in my head i hear a British accent.

  • @augustusstark
    @augustusstark 4 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    Me hating my voice is stopping me from starting my own TH-cam channel...

    • @Anne-ix3dp
      @Anne-ix3dp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      No, I started a Twitch and people say my voice is good, even though I hate it. Dont let anything stop u. U make that TH-cam channel random person.

    • @ntrizzle2003
      @ntrizzle2003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You'll never know until someone else gives you their opinion. I hate to self plug, but in my earlier videos my audio was horrible. But, it didn't bother anyone watching.

    • @SuperDiamond009
      @SuperDiamond009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow. This is interesting. Well it's just your voice if it's good content that wont matter too much. You should definitely start your TH-cam channel!

    • @snkrhead215
      @snkrhead215 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Everyone hates their own voice because it sounds different in your own head than what it really is so you might think you sound like a clown on recording but you sound normal

    • @saracole7623
      @saracole7623 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      SAME. People always say I have a nice voice but I hate it so much.

  • @catascopic9542
    @catascopic9542 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5176

    "Why you don’t like the sound of your own voice" by someone with an amazing French accent

    • @alexas.7634
      @alexas.7634 5 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      I hate that accent because I have the same one... So it makes me hate my voice through her 😂

    • @RomanowRomanow1
      @RomanowRomanow1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      and she is called Kleinberger - makes a lot of sense

    • @Supernidyastar78
      @Supernidyastar78 5 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      @@RomanowRomanow1 i thought she was German just by the name.

    • @wemiky
      @wemiky 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      as a bilingual her accent annoys me

    • @thewinter_
      @thewinter_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      I found it hard to understand and had to put on subtitles

  • @noahvo6673
    @noahvo6673 4 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    The better question after the knowledge is: does people like my own voice as they hear it more than i do?

    • @-hailey-549
      @-hailey-549 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      yes, because you rarely hear your actual voice (recordings) but to other people the “recorded version” is the norm for them to hear from you. it would be strange for them to hear your voice the way you hear it.

    • @Blue_Ark
      @Blue_Ark 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I hate my voice when I hear it from recordings and I also wouldn't say it is a good voice if my voice belonged to a stranger, yet, my friends keep insisting that my voice is beatiful.
      I don't know if my friends really love me and are lying about me having a good voice or it's just my brain that can't accept my own voice as something nice to hear.
      Another weird thing is: people usually mistake my voice with my brother's voice, even my mother have a hard time identifying who she is talking to if she is not seeing us. She often fights over the phone acusing us of pretending to be the other (can't really blame her since we don't lose an oportunity to prank her if she starts a conversation thinking she is talking to the wrong one haha)
      For me, neither my spoken voice or the recorded voice are similiar to my brother's voice and he agrees with that, but for other people we have very similar voice lmao

    • @Spidey2345
      @Spidey2345 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My mom says:
      *YES*

    • @Blue_Ark
      @Blue_Ark 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @lazarus921 I don't have an answer for that @_@
      It is just the way things are

    • @eeeminem9747
      @eeeminem9747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @lazarus921 It is because the difference in how you hear your brother's recorded or direct voice is only by mic quality. The difference between your voice when you are speaking and your recording is also the vibrations within your bones and tissues. The result of this difference and the fact that you always hear yourself with the vibrations, results in your brain interpreting your recorded voice as not only different but also "bad" in some ways(subjectively). A better way to compare, would be to ask your brother to compare his recorded and speech voice himself, if he finds his recorded voice is worse or not then it can be used to relate to yours. For me, my recorded voice sounds lifeless for some reason lol, but in my head it never is like that -_-

  • @Sameer-tm4ne
    @Sameer-tm4ne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    After Listening to my recorded voice
    Me: I am going to communicate in sign language instead

    • @MadMarco
      @MadMarco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lmao

    • @kimkale9631
      @kimkale9631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You are commenting a lot Sameer

    • @thejat5194
      @thejat5194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Now it's time to record ur sign language video 😉😅

    • @kirtu9035
      @kirtu9035 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kimkale9631 ikr hahaha

  • @carlos66965
    @carlos66965 5 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    "Hi alexa"
    "You 're pregnant"
    "Alexa, I'm a dude"

  • @pyrotheevilplatypus
    @pyrotheevilplatypus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2069

    The few people I've met who DID like the sound of their voice are the very people most didn't EVER want to hear.

    • @folumb
      @folumb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      truuuuuuu

    • @waltergrimminger6191
      @waltergrimminger6191 6 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      pyrotheevilplatypus - When I was in high school, everyone had to learn a foreign language. We recorded ourselves speaking the foreign language, and played it back to check our pronunciation. The first time I heard my own voice, I was astonished because it was sexy. Even speaking German, not a musical language, I sounded sexy. And that explained a lot.

    • @WyvernApalis
      @WyvernApalis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      pyrotheevilplatypus so true lmao

    • @gillenzfluff8380
      @gillenzfluff8380 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      pyrotheevilplatypus You must have met my dad lol.

    • @bimal1974
      @bimal1974 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      pyrotheevilplatypus very true dear.

  • @jMcWill781
    @jMcWill781 6 ปีที่แล้ว +546

    The most unexpected thing I learned here is that recap is short for recapitulate

    • @str8updangerous100
      @str8updangerous100 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Lmao I thought I was the only one

    • @mailleweaver
      @mailleweaver 6 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      You can learn a lot about your language from people speaking it as a second language, and even from thinking about trying to explain all of its rules, exceptions, similar sounds, and multiple meanings to someone trying to learn it. In those odd moments here and there when you have a chance for idle thought, spend some of them explaining your language to yourself and you'll begin to understand how complex it really is.
      Here's a really tough one to start you off: Why does the order of adjectives matter when describing something? "Big, red, bouncy ball" versus "red, bouncy, big ball." What are the rules for "correct" order?
      It's amazing how much our brains accomplish on the fly without our conscious minds even realizing it.

    • @TeKeyaKrystal
      @TeKeyaKrystal 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      oh wow , I never really thought about that . ... now that you point it out , learning French , I do recall there being rules for the order of adjectives , but I never consciously recognized the same for English

    • @chanteltamara9273
      @chanteltamara9273 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh that's what she was saying.

    • @shahrazade26
      @shahrazade26 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The first time I heard the word recap was in 1988 or 89.

  • @Dusk-MTG
    @Dusk-MTG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I was actually wondering why no one ever told me my voice sucked so hard.

  • @Dusk-MTG
    @Dusk-MTG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    My inward voice: I'm gonna put up a band and become a famous singer
    My outward voice: I'd rather be mute

    • @lovelyyasmin7201
      @lovelyyasmin7201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂🤣🤣🤣

    • @yashbrar1831
      @yashbrar1831 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol sorry I shouldn’t laugh but 🤣🤣🤣😭😭

  • @EclipticVistaYT
    @EclipticVistaYT 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1827

    Your voice sounds deeper to you because you hear the sound-vibration through bone, rather than though the air like everyone else.

    • @Moh23Moh
      @Moh23Moh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      It looks also weird when I hear it through speakers

    • @bobdoney2963
      @bobdoney2963 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Yes, that is one of the reasons Rebecca gave in her talk, but there were others.

    • @adfaklsdjf
      @adfaklsdjf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      better answer than the video

    • @vanisharma5076
      @vanisharma5076 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Thank you... now I do not need to waste 12 mins of my life

    • @kanarieV3
      @kanarieV3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      My voice sounds regular and other people say its deep so its the opposite for me

  • @Kunabee
    @Kunabee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    Our voice sounds deeper to us, and so when we hear a recording of our outer voice it sounds foreign.
    She answers this in the video guys.

    • @fortusvictus8297
      @fortusvictus8297 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      she actually doesn't say it just sounds deeper. She says we don't hear our mechanical voice much AT ALL, but rather hear a psychological representation of our voice as we speak...Corollary Discharge and all that.
      The simple fact there are people who think their voice is higher pitched than it explicitly disproves the 'our voice sounds deeper to us' fallacy.

    • @Lewlew97
      @Lewlew97 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @markjvp Same whenever anyone impersonates me or I hear a recording of myself my voice is much deeper than I hear.

  • @demonetization6596
    @demonetization6596 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    What I thought my voice was like: Deep, smart, intimidating and raspy
    What my voice is actually like: A kid going through puberty, nerdy, nasally and scratchy

    • @discocat9431
      @discocat9431 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So that explains why my voice is croaky for no reason

    • @zin82e98
      @zin82e98 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes me too!

    • @JennyDancs-pu7tz
      @JennyDancs-pu7tz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      100 % how I feel!!!

  • @archermadsen2028
    @archermadsen2028 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    When I first hear a recording of my voice, I felt like my life was a lie.

  • @EugeneKhutoryansky
    @EugeneKhutoryansky 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1142

    Interesting presentation, but it doesn't actually answer the question in the title of the video.

    • @Eanakba
      @Eanakba 6 ปีที่แล้ว +305

      Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky
      The answer is implicit. The differences between the inward and outward voice make the outward voice sound "wrong" to our ears

    • @Tom5555
      @Tom5555 6 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      DasXamer Nicely put. I too was left feeling frustrated at the video for lack of an answer to the question in the title. Okay 12 minutes of very interesting explanation about why the voice we hear is different from what we expect, and why this might weird you out. But why does this not just amuse us rather than give such a strong feeling of unease, embarrasment and dislike. Why is hearing something merely 'different' or misrepresentative as you say so postively offensive to us. This is the real question which I still feel is unanswered unless I am just not understanding it properly.

    • @stefanpeterwolf7458
      @stefanpeterwolf7458 6 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Apart from the fact that the talk was very interesting (I was amazed by the information that can be gathered from analyzing subtle changes in a known voice, up to detecting diseases), I also don't think the talk answered the title question. I was expecting an explanation about how your own external voice triggers some alarm in your brain or something. The fact that the outward voice is different from how we actually perceive our own voice (inward voice) should be a known fact since our early childhood days with a microphone and it does not explain well why we don't like the sound that everybody else hears when we speak (if that dislike is always true at all). What happens if we hear a recording of our own voice while we are not remembering/recognizing that this is us? Do we still dislike the sound of that voice? Or is it familiar and we always like it in that setting? Are we actually not disliking the sound, but the confusion? Does this change if we are used to listen to our outward voice (recordings) daily, like a professional speaker or singer would? Of course we are surprised or puzzled if we hear such a recording (especially if we do it rarely) but I'm not sure everybody dislikes that "new" voice. There must be people who would prefer a higher pitch in their voice and they might even hate their inward voice and prefer the higher pitched outward version. The implicit explanation sounds a bit lame and is no surprise -- we are always emotional, confused, and over-critical if we look at ourselves from a distance -- no matter if it's a sound recording, photos or videos showing us, or something we wrote or created otherwise. We always analyze and criticize and think it could be better -- something we just don't do to this extent if we don't really know it is material from us or if it really is material from someone else, we are much less interested and alert and critical then. So the fact that hearing our voice in an unusual way (from the outside) is surprising and triggers our self-critisism is, well, pretty trivial. The real treasure of this talk is a completely different topic: "What hidden information can others (including learning audio systems like Alexa) deduct from your voice?".

    • @Tom5555
      @Tom5555 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Stefan Peter Wolf Hit the nail on the head there sir. Utterly terrifying if you ask me. General AI and the idea of robot consciousness in itself doesnt worry me all that much. In fact I am very optimistic and intrigued when it comes to that. But tools using deep learning to analyse voices in the hands of oppressive governments or multibillion dollar coorporations for instance, knowing what she has hinted at here... well that is scary.

    • @Tom5555
      @Tom5555 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      DasXamer Bingo there we go. I think for me and maybe most men it is being confronted by the cold hard facts that your voice doesn’t sound more like the Hollywood lead male superstar you thought it did is why it is really jarring. It’s a dent to the ego when deeper voices are perceived in this particular culture to be valued higher. Maybe different reasons for different people but there is one answer to the title.

  • @eyemagistus
    @eyemagistus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2307

    Evolution did not prepare us for hearing our own voice coming from anywhere else but inside of us. Our recorded voice can only be perceived as an impostor and can never sound familiar.

    • @ohbabycat
      @ohbabycat 6 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      this is the absolute reason.

    • @ohwhen7775
      @ohwhen7775 6 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      Interesting that you used the word "impostor", definitely feels that way. It's as if my whole world has been torn apart by this discovery, I know that sounds sort of dramatic but it's really like all of my attitude, dynamics, phrasing and tone, manipulated and deceived by the realization that what I think is getting across is something that SOUNDS and therefore FEELS so different, it's like all those features of my personality don't even count! Also it's what makes online communication such an interesting phenomenon where you CAN get some of these traits in your personality/character across without having to worry about someone else's judgment of your voice.

    • @roxannavaldovinos1945
      @roxannavaldovinos1945 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      eyemagistus thank you!

    • @HaloInverse
      @HaloInverse 6 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      I wonder if, in addition to the weirdness of your own voice coming from "outside" of you in a recording, the difference between hearing your own voice resonating inside your skull and hearing what your voice sounds like recorded externally could trigger an "uncanny valley"-like effect - the _slight_ "wrongness" makes your voice sound/feel worse than a _completely_ different voice.

    • @wowlover16
      @wowlover16 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      What of echoes?

  • @Osbern
    @Osbern 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1052

    This woman with a German name speaks English with a French accent.

    • @retroanim
      @retroanim 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Not a Jewish name?

    • @mikerodrigues9822
      @mikerodrigues9822 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Rebecca isn't French, it comes straight from the Bible.

    • @rightsaidralf9018
      @rightsaidralf9018 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@mikerodrigues9822 LolCmwa said the name sounded German, not French, and most likely meant the last name Kleinberger, not the first name Rebecca.

    • @thevillageyid
      @thevillageyid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@retroanim Some German names sound Jewish and some Jewish names sound German.

    • @HamzaBaqoushi
      @HamzaBaqoushi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      People from northern districts of France, especially the region called _l'Alsace_ , usually have german names.

  • @iokneafsey8039
    @iokneafsey8039 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I could listen to this woman's voice all day. So soothing. Xx

  • @reinerzufall6875
    @reinerzufall6875 6 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    As a recording artist it felt strange in the beginning. But over the years my voice sounds the same as the recorded version to me.

    • @mechagorilla518
      @mechagorilla518 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Reiner Zufall no one cares

    • @fran-wk3nq
      @fran-wk3nq 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Mudakon Pops what do you know? Maybe I am

    • @lizardissimo
      @lizardissimo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Reiner Zufall - that’s interesting! As a singing teacher, I’ve gone through the same development. At first I didn’t like or recognize my voice and it sounded very different to the voice inside my head, but now I hardly notice the difference! I think it has to do with recognition.

    • @reinerzufall6875
      @reinerzufall6875 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      lizardissimo That is a very interesting phenomena as I thought when it is my own voice I should be used to it, but in the video she said we actually kind of mute our own voice. Which shows how amazing the human body and mind is. Have a good day and thank you for teaching other individuals! :)

    • @felixbillington6151
      @felixbillington6151 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I do a lot of producing as a hobby and most people go “oh my god it sounds so weird” if they haven’t heard it before

  • @Legominder
    @Legominder 6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Why you don't like your own voice is mainly because you hear your voice differently than others: You hear a lot more bass as your hearing organs are connected with the vocal chords through a solid connection allowing you to hear low frequencies that are not coupled into air that much.
    Others hear the (high-pass) filtered version through air.

    • @justahuman9273
      @justahuman9273 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      pin this!! we don't have to watch the video 😂

    • @foreveronmywaytofuckyourbi5567
      @foreveronmywaytofuckyourbi5567 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes I sound like a 5 year old.

    • @nekomuffin8918
      @nekomuffin8918 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The reason I hate my voice is because it sounds weird, my friends also said I have a "unique" voice. Which sounds like I have a really bad voice

    • @fortusvictus8297
      @fortusvictus8297 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Way to demonstrate not listening to the speaker. The mechanical process is not very important at all because we have to TRY and hear that low-tone of our own speech, because our audio-cortex shuts down abit when we are talking...so we don't actually 'hear' ourselves speak, what we are 'hearing' is our internal dialogue (corollary discharge) which is a psychological one, not physical.
      Mabe listen to the speaker sometime before just blabbing out a belief you have.

  • @cliffordhodge1449
    @cliffordhodge1449 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    "My voice seems to have a nasal sound when I hear it," seems to be a common impression that people get.

    • @djgulston
      @djgulston 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Nasally voices" are very common among American accents. Are you American?

    • @drabberfrog
      @drabberfrog 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@djgulston I'm Merican

    • @tacowolf9623
      @tacowolf9623 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@djgulston dammit I wish I wasn’t born in America

  • @kmstirpitz4285
    @kmstirpitz4285 5 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    I don't know. People say I sing well, and to an some extent, I do agree. Though when I hear myself singing through a phone or a mic, I can't help but feel a bit of cringe. Like, for real? I think I sound like a drunk pervert.

    • @mfrmll3786
      @mfrmll3786 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      commented earlier....concur..........I stopped singing entirely......let the canary die ..........

    • @kumbi8368
      @kumbi8368 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gamer Guitarist lol a drunk pervert.
      Literally how I feel.

    • @vaughnrob4548
      @vaughnrob4548 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Same here, like people keep saying I have a really nice voice yet when I hear myself sing when we karaoke it sounds sooo terrible that I'll just decide to not sing ever again. But I still do. XD

    • @ashishramteke5174
      @ashishramteke5174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ah... I underestimated myself for about 2 decades until I lost all the hopes n opportunities of becoming a singer... Only for this same reason...

    • @maggielima2557
      @maggielima2557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same! My friends tell me I have an amazing voice but when I hear it, I just cringe.

  • @exolkpoptrashandsmstan2888
    @exolkpoptrashandsmstan2888 6 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    After 19 years I just accepted m voice.. I don’t have any other choice

    • @mariano9220
      @mariano9220 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exol, Kpop trash and SM STAN Ye, you can stop talking
      Edit: I mean to talk as less as possible, not to completly stop talking

    • @exolkpoptrashandsmstan2888
      @exolkpoptrashandsmstan2888 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fascist Pillow i said I accpted voice i can talk as much as i can

    • @iamsquidzy
      @iamsquidzy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exol, Kpop trash and SM STAN Exo-L ^_^

    • @juusosaarinen2801
      @juusosaarinen2801 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Decent rhyme. maybe try rapping? :)

    • @BillFromTheHill100
      @BillFromTheHill100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well I have not accepted it....so shut up!

  • @MyBiPolarBearMax
    @MyBiPolarBearMax 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This was so amazing and excellent. It's an incredibly fascinating subject and it was so cool to hear these ideas presented in this clear, coherent, easy-to-understand manner with a metaphor that helped convey the idea very well.
    I especially liked the disconnect from when the auditory processes shut down when we speak. As a formerly somewhat tone-deaf professional musician (drummer) that taught himself to better ascertain tones, one of the things I teach people that are poor at maintaining pitch is the necessity of actually *listening* to the pitch you are singing. I now realize its effectively getting a person to hear with their actual auditory processes rather than "inner voice" and this video is an excellent way of communicating that idea.
    Anyone that wants to become a singer, take that advice. everyone has the capability of singing a certain range (may not be as broad as a practiced musician), so it is *never* an inability to sing. It's just pitch-matching and that comes from listening with your actual hearing processes vs. your "inner-voice."
    I really enjoyed this presentation and would love to hear more about some of the research you mentioned. This was really cool =].

  • @jasontheconner6120
    @jasontheconner6120 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I had Never thought of it that way!! Thank you for these series.

  • @meesalikeu
    @meesalikeu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    absolutely fascinating. something we have always thought about but not really in depth and not understood. most people might say we have two voices, outer and inner, but really three makes much more sense in understanding our thoughts and speech. thanks again and keep up the research!

  • @justinpaul3110
    @justinpaul3110 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I love the sound of her voice!

  • @DNotzz
    @DNotzz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I have such a soft voice, I’m always trying to make it sound like I’m happier than I am. I have a hard time yelling loudly too. I feel like I’m still literally searching for my voice.

    • @bbghoul_x
      @bbghoul_x 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dan N same.

    • @stelladavis1798
      @stelladavis1798 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I'm physically unable to be loud

    • @name-eo1lv
      @name-eo1lv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lucky my voice is just.. bLAHAhAHahaHWjahdkjehfks

    • @djgulston
      @djgulston 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It annoyed me so much when someone would tell me to talk louder, especially when I used to do presentations in school. I mean, I understood why I had to, but when I did, it always felt like I was shouting. And that makes it hard for me to distinguish whether I am actually shouting or talking at a normal volume.

  • @morganmittelbrun1584
    @morganmittelbrun1584 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this TED Talk I just wish there was a slide show presentation that goes along and helps visually explain all the great points she is making.

  • @linguisticsnerd433
    @linguisticsnerd433 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Initially I felt as if the research she was on wasn't very important (very presumptuous of me) but then she explained all the various applications and just the depth of her research got me hooked. It's good to know that there are people in this world who are truly ingenious, thinking about researching obscure but important fields like these

  • @thecoolestgingerkid
    @thecoolestgingerkid 6 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Whaaat, that’s WILD listening to a voice can tell you so much about disease, pregnancy, who you’re talking to. Wow

    • @amisfitpuivk
      @amisfitpuivk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      There's not many people that project the same personality no matter who they're talking to. I know two; they are always the same person whether they're talking to a stranger or their best friend. But the rest of us get nervous and act different around different people lol

    • @lachdenan9875
      @lachdenan9875 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What's even more amazing is how much ethnicity can tell you. :P

  • @vcheekv
    @vcheekv 6 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    I watched this twice. Massively fascinating and I enjoy the sound of her voice.

    • @missangelica90
      @missangelica90 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ba ba I also love her accent!

  • @argandzero0
    @argandzero0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Her voice is beautiful, and so is she. One of thee best TedTalks. Thank you.

  • @HellSolo
    @HellSolo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love her voice!

  • @RaukyShiny
    @RaukyShiny 6 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    "Why you don’t like the sound of your own voice"
    Because i hate myself.

  • @rhidianeldridge7720
    @rhidianeldridge7720 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wonderful speech! Lovely done thank you very much. Inspiring thoughts.

  • @podaly
    @podaly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Unexpectedly fascinating!

  • @jorin2146
    @jorin2146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I wonder how professional singers hear their own voice

  • @V3RTIGO222
    @V3RTIGO222 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I think it's interesting to discuss the psychology and physiology behind the voice. Speech is one of our most developed and complex abilities which translated to writing and I find it fascinating the ramifications of our own perception on our speech and it kind of explains why I for one barely recognize my own voice in recordings if I don't see myself.

  • @sharon5965
    @sharon5965 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this is one of the most intriguing videos I've ever watched. Thank you for sharing your knowledge in such an understandable way.

  • @vedantbhatnagarmathur4488
    @vedantbhatnagarmathur4488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "Why you don't like the sound of your own voice" - my TH-cam Recommendation Genie
    Me: *gasps like I found the answer to the meaning of life*

  • @monikaweld5567
    @monikaweld5567 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is beyond fascinating. Really well done!

  • @gabimaza780
    @gabimaza780 6 ปีที่แล้ว +330

    What she said about Alexa is creepy

    • @RosyKittea
      @RosyKittea 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Alexa has horrible listening skills; it'll be quite some time before "she's" capable of picking up on such subtleties.

    • @justiziabelle
      @justiziabelle 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      But they'll only use it to advertise baby diapers to you ahead of time. Nothing to worry about, capitalism is fine.

    • @prokokex1365
      @prokokex1365 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Gonna be trouble for teens in presence of their parents....😂

    • @nicholasc.5944
      @nicholasc.5944 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      i deleted my fb, i thought i woiuld regret it after a while, but actually it ended up being a pretty good idea, i want to go back to social media later maybe next year, but i dont know which one to use, love yt tho

    • @nowonmetube
      @nowonmetube 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nobody should have the data stealing piece of stasi trash!

  • @aleyahmalone5012
    @aleyahmalone5012 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    5:30 I've always noticed that but I thought maybe it was wrong that I had more than one voice. I thought it made me fake and incomplete. But the whole time I listened to this whole thing, I've kept thinking of actors

    • @fortusvictus8297
      @fortusvictus8297 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is a much more complex issue than you'd think. Truth is most people DO have multiple internal dialogues, we just tend to 'think' with a main one but ask anyone who has been in a very traumatic experience and they can often vouch there are 'other' voices 'not my own' talking or warning. It is a key part of what psychologists who study schizophrenia think maybe the reason for it, a breakdown in the barriers that normally keep these 'internal voices' obscured not doing its job.

  • @ameenahsanmuliyathil5987
    @ameenahsanmuliyathil5987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing talk about the “world of voice”

  • @jadoabad
    @jadoabad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I become embarrassed when I hear my voice and I love listening to you: your accent is amazing!

  • @noidph
    @noidph 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love this talk. Learned a lot. Thank you, Rebecca! :)

  • @zainalabdulla781
    @zainalabdulla781 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Educative, I've always liked my inner voice but I've always disliked my actual voice

  • @TheDarkPledge909
    @TheDarkPledge909 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Extremely fascinating

  • @user-oh6wb5rj2q
    @user-oh6wb5rj2q 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    *Thank you*

  • @borisbrian6082
    @borisbrian6082 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I'm no singer or voice artist, but I like the sound of my voice

    • @spyrootur2013
      @spyrootur2013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      i’m joking- but i have to know, what does it feel to be gods favorite?

  • @rebeccaluis1223
    @rebeccaluis1223 6 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Whe hear my voice it sounds so weird and im like well voice you have failed me miserably

  • @lafo1639
    @lafo1639 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is an amazing lecture, thank you so much:)

  • @pj7362
    @pj7362 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderfully fascinating.

  • @ichliebebaeumeweilbaum
    @ichliebebaeumeweilbaum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Because 7 years ago a kid in a class under mine said that my voice sounded weird. :(

    • @breakthewall.mp3126
      @breakthewall.mp3126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Kids can be so rude :( one of the boys from my class said that I sound like I smoke, and when I spoke in a softer voice (unintentionally), this exact boy told me to not "make this voice" because I "sound funny". Well, thanks for the 7 years of insecurities

    • @djgulston
      @djgulston 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Kids can be real A-holes sometimes. My little cousin pointed out how "skew" my face looks because of my jaw. I mean, I always knew that, but the comment caught me off guard and it made me so self conscious that day.

  • @jihadayish7698
    @jihadayish7698 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks a lot , that's awesome information 👌

  • @EsmereldaPea
    @EsmereldaPea 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely fascinating! I want to learn more about your field of study.

  • @lakshmisupriya6323
    @lakshmisupriya6323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very simple but superb explanation

  • @collincutler4992
    @collincutler4992 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    She is a fascinating speaker..between her accent, the way she explains and presents the topic, and how she talks with her hands, she could probably make most anything interesting. Some people are just born for public speaking...and no this isn't just a comment about how she looks...

  • @whuzzzup
    @whuzzzup 6 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    The voice of a woman changes upon pregnancy and menopause? Interesting, did not know that.

    • @kingkong8974
      @kingkong8974 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      whuzzzup hormonal changes affect your voice

    • @gloop7458
      @gloop7458 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      whuzzzup
      One small question
      What’s menopause?

    • @whuzzzup
      @whuzzzup 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm well aware what menopause is, just not that it or pregnancy can change the voice.

    • @spock7945
      @spock7945 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      *+Nature Kit* it is the nature's kit given to women to tell: o-Men pause now,

    • @joumero7493
      @joumero7493 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Nature Kit
      The pausing or cessation of the menstral cycle.

  • @romanicholas5762
    @romanicholas5762 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful work and very thought provoking. This has been so interesting to learn and am definitely going to look into you more. Thank you!

  • @paypigsqueals
    @paypigsqueals 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this topic. Very interesting and useful

  • @blisterybrush86yomomma22
    @blisterybrush86yomomma22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I sound like a badass in my head, but when I hear myself I just don’t sound right.

  • @nimehg5734
    @nimehg5734 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nice voice, nice explaination.

  • @clairesalisbury4680
    @clairesalisbury4680 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    11:44 that is one of the most amazing and beautiful things..... I am so uplifted by human ingenuity, thoughtfulness and capability. (Creating devices to help people with schizophrenia distinguish between outer and inner voices)

  • @jackking605
    @jackking605 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting explanation. Helpful.

  • @BlackGryph0n
    @BlackGryph0n 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    But... I DO like the sound of my voice. :-?

    • @user-ww3ik7ob5l
      @user-ww3ik7ob5l 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Black Gryph0n you should love the sound of your voice. Your voice is beautiful.
      (I'm a big fan of yours Gabe)

    • @joey3216
      @joey3216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i do too hahhahah

    • @Leo_69
      @Leo_69 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You have too many voices tho XD

  • @gilgamesh6135
    @gilgamesh6135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    When I hear my voice in a recording I feel like I am about to be robbed. 😂😂😂

  • @freidenkercb2516
    @freidenkercb2516 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This really shows that You always can learn new things and that knowledge is power. Always keep updating and optimizing yourself.

  • @majkelmajkel5119
    @majkelmajkel5119 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you. This answered my 40year old question. Great explanation.

  • @rogerstone3068
    @rogerstone3068 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    She mentions the inner voice as the one we use when dreaming. Often, just drifting towards sleep, thinking whatever I'm thinking, I'll find there's a phrase - just a couple of words, but you can tell it was part of a meaningful longer expression - which is there in your mind from somewhere. It's unrelated to what your conscious mind was thinking. It's a bit of sleep-dialogue that's wandered into the clearing where your conscious mind is still awake. Does anyone get that?

    • @Nophreetime
      @Nophreetime 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh yeah. I read about this in a hypnosis book and on studies about different brain waves. That's our purest, deepest thought, unpolluted by any outside influence. I like it when that happens. For me sometimes it comes as a warning, sometimes a reminder, sometimes a recall, or bring up a long forgotten memory... Quite interesting and useful.

  • @simplySwag7567
    @simplySwag7567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    The only person who likes their own voice is James Earl Jones.

    • @ben251
      @ben251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Morgan Freeman

    • @mill2326
      @mill2326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Anakin Skywalker, I was expecting someone of your reputation to be a little.. older.

    • @simplySwag7567
      @simplySwag7567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@mill2326 General Grievous, you're shorter than I expected...

    • @generalkenobi375
      @generalkenobi375 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@simplySwag7567 We have a job to do Anakin, try not to upset him.

    • @iainmackie1606
      @iainmackie1606 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What is this power u got TH-cam on your lightsaber or something

  • @randomrangoon5476
    @randomrangoon5476 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Extremely interesting and you left me wanting to hear your voice explain all this in more depth.

  • @yan04087
    @yan04087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love her accent it a masterpiece 💕

  • @SkillipEvolver
    @SkillipEvolver 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I think it's amazing what they seem to be doing working on tech to help schizophrenic people deal with the unwanted. Really great. I've known someone who was once a very good friend of mine develop this condition and it is incredibly cruel on that person.

    • @tamarasmith9060
      @tamarasmith9060 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      SkillipEvolver
      Yes! I have relatives suffering from this, 1 aunt & 1 uncle, as it is usually genetically based but triggered by a combination of physical processes, stress & environmental factors. (Frying your brain with drugs or excessive alcohol can cause it also, but that's more rare.) It is possible that I & my cousins are "carriers". It greatly encourages me that if one of our descendants develops it there are new promising treatments & early diagnosis being discovered.

    • @SkillipEvolver
      @SkillipEvolver 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Miss She I mean I think it all depends how this device is issued. I think what I'm learning from this video is that there is a difference between what a person thinks based upon internal and external sounds/voice... So..l I mean I might be way off... But if this device is somehow installed inside the person (like heart monitors sometimes are)? that might be a different situation. But also, as you very rightly point out, convincing the poor person to go through with it could be a lot of the battle.

    • @lezzard
      @lezzard 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Miss She Interesting. Maybe the person would be more inclined to trust a device because it is known to be unbiased.

  • @PugLifeJM
    @PugLifeJM 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great, great talk. I would have liked to have some insight on how singers develop this ability of listening to their own voice, and how it works for them. But regardless, this is one of the best and most interesting ted talks I've seen.

    • @SkythontheBrony
      @SkythontheBrony 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Singers just get used to hearing it, and eventually can't really tell much of a difference between the voice in their head and their voice in recordings, it's mostly the same. I guess the process is a bit like when you hear a singer and at first you don't really like it, but their voice grows on you after awhile.

    • @justinw1765
      @justinw1765 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You just eventually get use to it the more you hear the recorded version. The initial discomfort is not because they are so vastly different, but rather because they are pretty similar, and yet just different enough to be noticeable. That kind of throws/confuses you. Uncertainty tends to be disconcerting to humans.
      Basically your inner voice is a bit deeper and more rich/complex than your outer voice as a trend.
      You can compensate for the deepness part some if you keep that in mind, but not the richer/more complex aspect. You're just going to sound more flat in a recording than you do to yourself.
      As far as practice goes, corners and cupped forward ears help a bit to hear your voice closer to how it sounds to others when recording is not an option, though the latter is more accurate.
      Generally speaking, some of it is just intuitive, and involves the right brain and parallel processing/holistic perception that is more connected to one's feelings than to the left brains linear logical, step by step processes of understanding and perceiving.
      After all, part of the draw/attraction of music is that it helps many of us get out of that critical, analytical, and "gray" state and helps us phase switch more to the "no mind", more pleasurable, rich, and feeling oriented state.
      The trick for a good singer or musician, is combing the two simultaneously, which, all who don't have brain damage, already do to some extent already, but can become much more improved with practice.

    • @TeKeyaKrystal
      @TeKeyaKrystal 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      thank you for bringing this up & thanks for the responses . even more interesting

  • @allan67
    @allan67 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you.
    Very well put.
    Simply explained.
    Enjoyable and educational, allows me to accept my presentation voice.

  • @jad1714
    @jad1714 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Id love to hear more on this

  • @lotijuay
    @lotijuay 6 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Very interesting!
    But I have to admit, I got really distracted by the odd background
    Anyone?

    • @lovediyana47
      @lovediyana47 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      trueeee, that background ruined my day

    • @mikesolarz1561
      @mikesolarz1561 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tomás Herrerasenjo close your eyes and listen to it like a podcast

    • @iplaysdrums
      @iplaysdrums 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I wonder if the odd placement of the boards has some acoustic purpose.

    • @LindaMcification
      @LindaMcification 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't watch this on acid

    • @christianschweda2530
      @christianschweda2530 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @ ian connel: same here

  • @KryptKicker5
    @KryptKicker5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    She’s cute!

  • @nzrockboi
    @nzrockboi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very interesting and very well delivered

  • @technowey
    @technowey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like my voice when I hear a recording of it played back. I do sound very different than I sound when I listen to myself speak. This talk was so fascinating, that it wasn't until the end of this video that I realized why I like hearing my voice. I sound like a relative who I like.

  • @pumpuppthevolume
    @pumpuppthevolume 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I don't like my voice .....because it sounds terrible

  • @Opine_Divine
    @Opine_Divine 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Oooh, I HATE the sound of my voice. If I had to hear what the people around me listen to all day I'd shoot myself. Thank god, I don't have to hear it.

  • @devonnobles1083
    @devonnobles1083 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have been wondering about this all my life!

  • @d3a1990
    @d3a1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating! 😍