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Podcast: Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice
Episode: 0066 – Society's Attitudes To High and Low Pitched Voices
Description: Society seems to usually want a tone that is of a lower rather than a higher register. It is claimed that they are “easier to listen to” and “carry more authority” but there seems little scientific evidence supporting the hypothesis that we are programmed to prefer such a tone. However, it seems to be true that men and women with a slightly lower tone are often called upon as presenters and voice-over artists, in a way that those with higher pitches are not. No longer deep booming voices, but rounded and pleasant and full of character...