I laughed out very loud when I read this prompt, because I have been tinkering around with the voice recorder and I said to myself that WordPress is out to get me 😉
I have no particular reason to cringe at my own voice, other than the fact that I think my voice warbles instead of coming out smoother when I sing, but hey, I gotta love what I have.
So WordPress, the simple truth is that I can live with my voice. What would I do if I don’t like it? Nothing. So I have to love it’s dusky tone and squeeze the best out of my juke box.
I have been working on reading my poetry online, but still haven’t gotten round to doing so even though I have a few recordings of my voice.
In family videos, I am either running around serving everyone else, or laughing so loud that I doubt if I am ever caught looking as cool as cucumber.
So for the voice part here goes.
You be the judge.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
The Daily Post Can’t Stand Me.
What do you find more unbearable: watching a video of yourself, or listening to a recording of your voice? Why?
Image credit: Pinterest.
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Your voice is so elegant!
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Aww! Dear Diane, you know how to make a girl feel good. Thank you 🙂
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Fantastic! Your speaking voice is lovely and very soothing in the reading of your poem!
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Now, this is a very encouraging statement Tildy. Thank you my lady 🙂
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You are most welcome!
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Hie I have nominated you for the 1st day quote challenge Here’s the link https://meloheartsite.wordpress.com/2016/01/19/1st-day-quote-challenge/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C5950496680
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Thank you. Will take a look and see 🙂
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Okay take your time
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For some reason, I couldn’t get your audio to play. Will try again later. But…I’ve always disliked the high pitch of my own voice…don’t like hearing it on tape. The video…not too bad. 💕
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I wonder why
Would have loved to hear your candid opinion. I hope it gets to work later.
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It might have to do with which browser you were using. It wouldn’t play on Firefox, but it did on Chrome. Conversely, Chrome won’t let me “like” a post, but Firefox – no problem.
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I am using chrome. I wonder how possible it is to make it versatile.
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Technically, Firefox should have played it, too. However, FF has been f***king up more and more things with each update. So much for improvements!
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I honestly wonder why these apps always get annoying? Sometimes, the improvements are just excuses to mess up some more.
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Too many “cooks” in the “kitchen?”
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Thanks for the tip…I was in Firefox.
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I thought that was probably the issue. FF is making me crazy with the updates and something else gets screwed up every time.
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Miss Jacqueline you have such a wonderful and soothing voice 🙂 A nice way to start the morning, if I do say so myself. 🙂
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I am glad you like it Clarissa. Good morning and do have a lovely day.
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My voice is babyish and though to me it sounds just fine, when I hear it recorded, it sounds like a baby talking. My husband calls it bird chirping.
I wouldn’t mind watching a video of mine, I think.
Susie
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I think that’s cute, how your husband calls your voice 😉
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Jackie, even his hospital colleagues, nurses and others when they pick up a call from me, hand the phone with a smile and a ” your birdie is calling”.
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Wasn’t able to play the recording. Commenting here so I can remember to try this again later.
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Aww! I wonder why? I hope it works later. It would be lovely to know what you think. Maybe I should start drinking raw eggs, lemon and honey to sweeten things 😉
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Lol…from the few comments already in that will not be necessary. My internet connection isn’t greatest where I am now…so that could be it.
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Reblogged this on Talmidimblogging.
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You have a lovely melodic voice Jacqui, so clear too 🙂
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From the comments, I guess everyone else heard it but I couldn’t get it to play…maybe, I need an update.
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I wonder why it didn’t work on your side?
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It’s probably my lap top. A program I don’t have or needs updating.
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I used Chrome maybe that will help if you have chrome.
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That makes sense.:0)
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What a treat…to be able to hear the voice of Jackie…..*Just breathe* inhale 🙂
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Thanks dear for listening 🙂
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Anytime!
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It doesn’t work!
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Oh dear. I wonder if it’s because of the browser. I use chrome.
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Ahh I’m disappointed it would be nice to hear your voice, I imagine it to be quite deep?
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I honestly don’t know how to qualify my voice. It’s just there. I will do another one as a vlog soon. Maybe that would be better.
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This not flattery Jacki. You do have a pleasant reading voice :easy to understand and patiently, calming moving through the words.
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Now, this sounds sweet to my ears 🙂 Thank you very much.
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You are welcome :).
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You have a lovely, well modulated voice. It was nice to hear what you sound like since we already know how you look.
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Thank you Barb 🙂
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Lovely voice. Every word sounded so plainly. I do not hear well so I missed some but it was so soothing. Reminded me of readers in the library programs.
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Thank you very much Oneta. For you to say so means a lot to me.
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Your voice is strong and mellow. It is melodious and warm. I love it. This is a voice I would listen to on an MP3 in my car, on a drive to the lake for a painting session in winter. Brava, Jacqui. Voice of a star. xo
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Oh my word. This is such a huge compliment. I really thank you. Your words just makes me feel good 🙂
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I only hear your voice through your writing, but I think its just perfect!
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What a lovely thing to say Joy. Thanks my lady 🙂
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🙂
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I made it back, and I heard your soothing voice! I wish I sounded as clear as you do when I tape myself.:-)
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Oh my. All these feedback really gives me hope. I hadn’t really thought much about the voice before. Thanks Deb.
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Hi Jackie,
Now I know what you sound like! For some reason, I always imagined that your voice would be slightly deeper than that. 😀
You have a very pleasant voice, it’s gentle and quite melodious. The sort of clear voice that one would like to hear on an audio-book.
Have a great weekend!
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Someone once told me that I had a child-like telephone and I refused to believe them. One day I was playing with the video camera on my phone when I played back, burst out laughing. My voice does get quite high-pitched when I am excited.
Watching myself was a little weird though, I saw some mannerisms that I wasn’t even conscious of. Lol
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I think I am going to get brave and do a vlog and see. A lot of times people expect my voice to be deep but it’s not. It’s just there.
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I don’t think you are the only one who expected it to be deeper. Dalu my dear sister for the nice words. Enjoy a lovely weekend and God’s blessings.
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Hello Jackie,
You have a soothing voice, like you received some voice training specifically for audio books and such a voice is perfect for poetry. 🙂
It’s not that I do not like my voice. I just find it weird listening to myself on a recording. The microphone and other techy effects change my voice so much from what I hear when I talk. I feel the gadgets make my voice deeper.
Some people that watch my videos on Youtube tell me that I have a “friendly” and “happy” voice. My husband keeps reminding me that he fell in love with my voice because we spoke on the phone before our first meeting. What do you expect from a smitten man? Hehehe But yes, all those feedbacks have made me become more comfortable with listening to my recorded voice.
It’s great to stumble on your nice blog. Looks like I have a lot of reading to do!
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Hello Flowers, it’s good to meet you. Thank you very much for your kind words. The funny thing is that I have been telling myself that I have to go for voice training when I am ready to do audio books and now you pay me such a lovely compliment. I think we are naturally harder on ourselves and if your husband fell in love with your voice then you should believe him 😊
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I think my phone chose to call you Flowers 😄😄 Sorry about that.
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Ah so the comment posted, I got two 404 error messages after I tried posting twice so I went away hoping to come back another day.
No problems about the auto-correct, at least we can rejoice that it called me something nice. 😀
Thanks for the warm welcome.
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I am happy that we connected. I clicked the email button on your blog. I hope I did it right because it didn’t work immediately. Jacqueline
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