how often are you asked to repeat yourself???

Robsweezie

How good is your diction generally ?? I'm good on the phone making 'important"calls, or in a situation where I feel it's vital to be heard clearly like public speeches, however socially I tend to mumble the odd time and have a low type of voice, you'd never hear me at a noisy party or any loud setting. Sometimes at work I get the odd request to repeat myself but I guess it's because I don't have one of those distinctive, authoritive, extrovert voices.

Sorry, what?

dmc17

Twice

Gone West

I said I never repeat myself!

dmc17

Fuzzy wrote: »

I said I never repeat myself!

Yeah you do

suicide_circus

Couple of things you can do

Shout. Get right up in people's faces and shout. If they don't immediately get what your saying, repeat it deliberately and aggressively slow as if talking to an idiot. Use of Italian hand grstures is also recommended.

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LadyAthame

Robsweezie wrote: »

How good is your diction generally ?? I'm good on the phone making 'important"calls, or in a situation where I feel it's vital to be heard clearly like public speeches, however socially I tend to mumble the odd time and have a low type of voice, you'd never hear me at a noisy party or any loud setting. Sometimes at work I get the odd request to repeat myself but I guess it's because I don't have one of those distinctive, authoritive, extrovert voices.

Just find good listeners :-)

Aongus Von Bismarck

Very occasionally.

I speak German in work, and I'm sometimes asked to repeat the meaning of an obscure or technical word. One of my more pithy colleagues tells me I speak German like an Austrian farmer. This comes from a man who has the German equivalent of a Cork City accent.

I let it slide.

thelad95

Robsweezie wrote: »

How good is your diction generally ?? I'm good on the phone making 'important"calls, or in a situation where I feel it's vital to be heard clearly like public speeches, however socially I tend to mumble the odd time and have a low type of voice, you'd never hear me at a noisy party or any loud setting. Sometimes at work I get the odd request to repeat myself but I guess it's because I don't have one of those distinctive, authoritive, extrovert voices.

Sorry could you repeat that please?

Robsweezie

thelad95 wrote:

Sorry could you repeat that please?

Whoospy did it first lad :-o

Bazzo

Occasionally in day to day life. By my mother(who I'm convinced is half deaf and just won't admit it) I have to repeat pretty much everything 3 times. I do have a fairly "low" voice but I really don't mumble that much, there's not a whole lot I can do about it. Besides my normal voice all I could do would be shout.

Trebor176

Quite often I'll be asked to repeat whatever I've said. I do have a low tone voice as well, so it's not the best on a night out either, or in any crowded place. The thing is, I am never aware of how low my voice must be. To me, I reckon I speak loudly enough, but it's obviously not the case with others.

Birneybau

Come again?

LadyAthame

conorh91

Quite rarely. Usually my problem is speaking too loudly. Often I'll be speaking loudly in the café or library and someone will be like…

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Korat

Never repeat, always rephrase.

It shifts the burden of misunderstanding.

Dangerous Man

Depends on what I'm doing.