(public speaking) When Others Can't Hear You, Your Message Is Lost Posted By : The Voice Lady

Clearly, if you are below a Volume Level 1, you need to learn to increase your volume to a natural, normal level of sound. Your inner ear is very comfortable with the volume with which you have been speaking during your lifetime; and, learning what is the correct level of sound necessary in various situations takes practice. An exercise that can help you learn how to increase your volume naturally and comfortably is to record someone else's voice from the TV, for example, by means of an external microphone. When you do this, make sure the volume level from the TV is a comfortable listening level and then make a brief recording. If you were successful, then start using that volume level every time you open your mouth to speak and make it a habit. You have a voice; therefore, it is your responsibility to speak with enough volume so that people no longer ask you to repeat yourself.

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