Loud, shrill and unvaried

September 16th, 2008 • research, scenes from the web

Via googlechat:

Sent at 11:59 AM on Tuesday

Me: Am reading a voice coaching book from the 60s: “carry a diary with you, and make memoranda of any high, tense, belligerent or nagging voices you may hear.”

Martin: what on earth for?

Me: It’s to correct “stridency” in your speech: voices which are “loud, shrill and unvaried”

Martin: what’s wrong with a screechy voice?

Me: I think it’s the idea that having an uncontrollably screechy voice might interfere with getting cast, rather than screechy = bad

Martin: but Iaeem goeeeng for mr scrEEeEch eeieen the nEEeeew ScreeEEchEEEe film!

Me: I weeeeiiish you the beeeiist of luiiiiccck.

Martin: thaieenk yeee kiiiieend siiir!

Me: sqrueeee!

Sent at 12:07 PM on Tuesday

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