The kind of/sort of pattern I first noticed about 8-10 years ago and it was my old pet peeve; maybe Ive grown used to it by now. What about the most recent one where you say structure with a glottal g/sh that sounds like struh-sherr? Its bazaar. my grammar and punctuation was intended as sarcasm but the rest was serious. Okayone more and Im done. The So at the beginning of every answer to a question, the Vocal Fry, the Upspeak all irritate me beyond all measure. For example, talking.with.periods.between.words! I don't think the latter is our goal.". thank you again for such a thoughtful response. Sorrey and sorry. Greene has certainly proved his mettle. And when people speak without a script they often use filler words or make minor grammatical mistakes. A video on Today explains how it makes the women feel part of a macroculture.. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. All this said, very few reporters or hosts speak on air exactly as they do in person. would. Stop adding, subtracting, and manipulating language to influence or control the listener. Once you learn a second language its hard to speak it incorrectly. I may be alone in this one lol, but i hate it. 2001 - 2023 Debbie Grattan Voiceover Talent | Site Map | Privacy Policy. My spine is more aligned?. infomercial voice overs and direct response marketing, Voice Over Trends 2023: Less Looking, More Listening, Is the Golden Age of Voice Over Gone? It sounds weird and affected. Ira Glass has a speech pattern whereby he voices extremely fast bursts of words, and then leaves a space. "If you sound like America, then it's America that's talking. I dont have any neck pain? Over the past few decades we have grown more to accept/tolerate each others personal shortcomings in professional places. Then I grabbed a coffeeeee. Anything you can think of, no matter how tiny and insignificant it may be, can be described as a game changer. Any insight into where the hard G at the end of -ing is coming from? I heard one person this past weekend start literally every response with, Look. We dont really distinguish the middle short e and middle short I in speech. And they do it a lot. I have to tune her out because I cant stand to listen to her talk. Like any job, radio journalism requires training. Thank you is the correct response. The one that really gets to me, (in addition to all the ones already mentioned), is the starting of a sentence with Wait, what? Playin, doin, shopping, talkin, and just today consultin. Just on the cursive I used to teach my 5th and 6th graders cursive writing for at least 30 minutes a day. You forgot the most annoying example of all: that of swallowing the t Im the middle of a word, together with a glottal stop. The vocal pattern that annoys me endlessly is when women talk like little girls when they add UH to the end of words. Pay attention and I promise youll start noticing these patterns in nearly every casual conversation you listen in on. I also get extremely annoyed by these vocal crutch words so Im glad Im not the only who experiences this! It is not just annoying, it sounds absolutely ridiculous. Thats the main reason why most adults eventually decide its in their best interests to lose the bad habits. Some of it likely occurs between people very familiar with each other. If I am in another room from the TV and a female news anchor is speaking, it seems all I can hear are explosive ah and eh sounds. Such as certain ,they no longer pronounce the t. One thing journalists I spoke to said: They're real people and they'd like to sound real too. She, indeed, speaks in a style you typically don't hear on serious news channels which NPR is special for . Amazing discussion. Also, Im not fond of meme/social media culture creeping into everyday conversation either. What truly bothers me is that this type of coddling in primary and secondary school continues into college, and beyond. I want to shout at them Inhale! In our house it is forbidden LOL. The millions of people who comprise society absolutely do not need to adapt to the annoying speech patterns of an entitled few. Dont know if this is quite in the same league, but watching YouTube videos, there is a channel called Triggernometry I like that does interesting interviews/chats on sometimes contentious topics. Person 2: So, did you ever get to visit your mother in Phoenix?, If you are just answering someone elses previous question, DO NOT begin with So. The vast majority of voice complaints that come into our office concern women and reporters of color. 1. For example: Recently I have noticed what I call the Consonant Drag where the speaker is explaining something and they drag the consonants as if to give them space to think it out. I relate to it now as it is the absolutely worst thing ever and the commercial uses the cymbals to change it into some great thing, which it is not. Can you tell the audience exactly to what you are referring in your immediately preceding use of the word space? She regularly records commercial voice overs for radio and tv as well as infomercial voice overs and direct response marketing for children's toys, health, fitness and beauty products. Good English dictates brevity as a virtue; much, is redundant here. Drop the phrases now and you can think of it as an easy,inexpensive way to outshine 85 percent of your competitors in that next job interview. Vocal fry irritates the hell out of me! Your observations are wonderful & interesting. If, however, its something that is correctable, I would like to know how, (NOT to be more pleasing or acceptible to him), so that I might be less annoying to more diplomatic persons like yourself . I use both in different contexts. Dont get me started on the vocal fry. Well, if you look at the data, youll kind of notice that theres a trend that sort of jumps out at you.. The ending gah sound, as in reading-gah drives me nuts. Thank you so much for validating my comments to my skeptical wife. These kids are expected to go out in the real world and magically transform into people they were once never expected to be. He would say, no I dont know in reply to our you know. I just love what you wrote. It wasnt just that the election campaign this year was ugly, right? The NPR Podcast. watch a MOvie, read a BOok, eat a COOkie, Ooops! Their thinking is that they are being fake if they change up. Is there not an audio producer charged with asking the reporters to speak with more maturity and confidence? Heres what makes me hit mute/delete on any podcast, youtube speaker, Radio, etc. I cant understand why newscasters emphasize random words (often times its a verb) I can deal with that but having to stand there and not be able to express a thought is just too much. This is why I refuse to hire young people! For example, presenters who do both on-screen and voice over work in the same programme, often utilise a completely different speech pattern/tone in both contexts. Though, not usually in a professional setting. Tomorrow WILL be a hot day or I hear it on NPR a lot. Youve covered it all, including the Yes, no stupidity. attack becomes attawwk; radio becomes rawwdio. Someone told me it started with the Kardashians, which doesnt surprise me if thats true. https://youtu.be/gGEit7Fg9HU. And another one is annudder (another). Now that Im working remotely full-time, I have become actually aware of the speech patterns of the people I work with! (Smirk. A sentence in which one says nothing: I knooow! Dropping the T is not a girl thing, at least not in the American South. Is it hormones in food? Sadly, we all need to bite our tongues. It may be a form of ageism, but there is truth to every stereotype. I dont think most people realize how annoying it is, especially when it becomes a pattern of speech, which it often does. Its under the The Up-and-Coming Most Annoying Speech Patterns section. Part Two: Here Comes AI, Is the Golden Age of Voice Over Gone? https://t.co/7p2fxbZTAN. It really annoys me when people are speaking in clear English and then when its time foe them to refer to a foreign culture such as Latinos they cant just say Latinos like we do in English but they have to HEAVILY saturate their pronunciation so they can prove that they are almost (or actually) bilingual. I want the people representing my company to be PROFESSIONAL. No. I cant stand amazing. Along with that and many other things mentioned here ive also noticed use of the wrong vowel sounds. My shopping experiences in the UK have changed since I turned 60 and let my hair go grey. She has studied Alexander, Linklater, LeCoq, Stanislawski, Michael Chekhov, Meisner, Roy Hart, Suzuki, Viewpoints, and many other acting, voice, and movement techniques. I have noticed lately female newscasters seemingly trying to avoid monotony by raising then lowering the pitch of the last syllable in a sentence. Many men do this also, although its usually not as noticeable as creaky voice in women, because mens voice are deeper to begin with so the pitch drop doesnt contrast as much with their normal pitch/phonation. This is currently the speech trend that is driving me insane, even more so sometimes than vocal fry, which really bugs me. You can even mix them all together in infinite combinations: Right, so you know the best way to find out answers is to Google it, right? Sorry, but Im not pronouncing button as butt-ton. Where Youre welcome implies that you went out of your way and accept their thanks as your praise. The shtraight down the shtreet seems to be 40-45 and under. The sad thing about podcasters is that they have not taken any diction or public speaking classes. I must be getting old, I sound like my parents. This is what annoys me and I am a woman. OMG! Women who speak this way remind me of the ghosts in the movie, The Grudge.. For example: I seem to see/hear it all the time nowadays, normally just after someone has clearly explained the facts around something, but the person reading/hearing it feels the need to demand the person giving out the information to Wait! so they can then ask them What?, as though what theyve just heard is complete nonsense, simply because they havent, (or so it comes across), been able to comprehend it the first time around. The kids immediately say, I cant read cursive. Im not sure if this was mentioned, but it seems to be an epidemic to list things and use the same pitch patterns ( high, medium, then lower). It seems that amazing has become the new awesome. November 28, 2016 by Debbie Grattan 307 Comments. Yes, the mute button is hit, the station is changed, and I stop cringing 20 minutes later. I just wish I had a remote control that worked on people with a tangible presence. I actually literally sat down. I like to respond: as opposed to figuratively sat down, I suppose. But here is the one trend that makes every cell in my body burst: It is when (perhaps two trends, but related), for example, a writer or announcer will state there are two reasons for situation X. the first is Y. It seems to me that in the course of the past couple of years stuDENT has become the preferred usage. And last but certainly NOT least, saying the work right after every other sentence this makes me feel physically nauseated. One listener from Massachusetts wrote: "We are writing to express our concern about the prevalence of the vocal fry affectation adopted by too many of your broadcast correspondents. OKIE It's BS. Its a lisp and something that should have been fixed in grade school. I growl at every inflected, high rising, ramble sometimes eliciting concerned looks from family members. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Super everything Super excited because its super boring and Im tired of being super disappointed. She has taught throughout the Washington metropolitan area, including the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and American University. She summarized her findings to Gross this way: "Those of us who are bothered by some of these features are probably just getting old.". I understand some countries use to instead of from, and I dont know if thats longstanding or new. A speech pattern where every word is delivered with careful measure and staccato pauses, as if every thought being expressed is incredibly complex? We all must remember to keep our minds sharp and active. This occurs a lot when listing items. I also blame Britney Spears. But those persons might find it hard to get a high-paying job. For some people, its their dominant speech pattern and they seemingly cant escape it. It applies to what the kids call music these days as well. Ken, can you give some examples regarding Dr. Ford? Is this the new trend? Sort of and right came right out of Britain. Im so glad I stumbled upon this story which consolidates all the worst habits of TV news people as well as the thread of reader responses. is You get the idea. Jessica Hansen is the voice of NPR's funding credits, and serves as an in-house voice coach for NPR. Most examples have been covered here. If you cant say it right how can you spell it correctly. It sounds so phony . Phoebe Judge (Criminal) is also lovely, as is Roman Mars (99 PI). !, WAIT-aahh. I would agree, that often, any form of critique, even for improvement in future and in business, is often dismissed, misplaced, and scoffed at by a younger generation that has grown up with a trophy for participation for anything they do, and often getting passing grades and remarks to send them on, without actually teaching them how to LEARN and QUESTION things. Oh my Godd-uh! She played a pregnant workplace harasser in Coastal Training Technologies' "Drop by Drop," which earned CINE's Special Jury Award. But if there was a single origin, the West Coast USA seems more likely to me considering the larger population and the amount of film and TV produced there thats consumed internationally. I started listening to podcasts regularly in the past year and find that I really zero in on speech patterns since Im not distracted by how the speaker looks or moves. They were you know, I mean, and I mean like. Your email address will not be published. I DO say February. Yes. Its an epidemic among millennial actors, hosts, and cable news panelists/contributors. "Like" is a sign of a relaxed conversation. We cant ignore our own speech patterns if were going to engage in this sort of discussion. , Your email address will not be published. Who taught them to speak? An interesting one this one. Our and Hour is pronounced and sounds the same. Thanks for your comment and video. As leading lady in Synetic Family Theatre's "The Fisherman and the Golden Fish," she and the cast earned the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Production of Theatre for Young Audiences. Why? Where did this come from? I honestly want to slap the crap out of people who super abuse the word super! Jessica Hansen, one of the voices of NPR's funding credits and its in-house vocal coach, helps reporters hone their voices for air. I called it creaking. "I think of Ira Glass as the king of vocal fry," she said. Shes also picked up on all the popular, irritating ways of speaking. For more information, please see our Im not trying to be critical or mean, but it used to be if you had a speech impediment, you went to speech therapy and got rid of it before you went on public media. "When they sit down and open the mic to tell the story, they aren't just hanging on for the ride and hoping that it ends soon. It is irritating. thanks Rebecca for chiming in with your comment from your perspective as an educator/coach. There are many more I could come up with, but tedious at the moment. Initially I read your comment as a knock on the Canadian pronunciation of sorry. Have a listen how many times you hear ABSOLUTELY on the tv. And what about people now pronouncing the t in often? Jackie Fortir is a healthcare reporter for StateImpact Oklahoma and part of the NPR-Kaiser Health News partnership. look something like.. this. 2. Amazing this, and amazing that PLEASE STOP NOW! It sounds like a popular catch phrase sports people use to show they are a sport person who know what they are talking about. Moving forward, going forward, I turn off the radio. So, what weve found in our research is that people tend to add this word as a way to sound informal yet still be an expert.. They rise the inflection of the words at the end of every sentence. caused your repeated use of the vague term, space, without a specific Oh, and yes, I know I left off many other annoying speech patterns. I cant keep track of the number of very interesting podcasts with important messages that Ive had to turn off because of the horrible vocal fryyyyyyyy. The whiny and drawn-out words, how can I cite an example? So annoying. And please read through the comments for some very interesting insights and observations from other readers. We lost thou as its use changed to refer to social subordinates long story short, we ended up with you for both the second-person singular and second-person plural pronouns. One of my pet peeve: Someone who always speaks the -ah at the end of there sentence. There are some new kids on the block this year: In these trying times. If I hear this on TV I change the channel. One of her favorites is Shtrategy. Alternatively, or also, it could be an attempt to inject artificial emphasis to Every.Single.Word. And who started everything being super??? Sportscasters use it, friends use it in convos, but uh, hey, whats wrong with that? Also, why has everyone started turning ts to ds. Allowing reporters to sound like themselves helps NPR reflect the variety of identities in its audience, and meet its long-term goal to "sound like America," with all of its diversity. Basically, many people, young people and more often women, will take a short vowel sound and make it a schwa sound ie. I began to notice it more and more on TV and in real life and decided that whoever started this trend should be banished to Antarctica for the remainder of his/her life. Uptalk at ?s. used instead of OK Theuse of such patterns do more than annoy the listener. Now I can add that to my list. Can you tell us about the car accident you witnessed today? Should school lectures take place on the moon, or just remotely via satellite? Hansen has taught techniques including Shakespeare, musical theater, and microphone and audition skills to children and adults of all ages. So, it is not just me that notices this. Ive noticed an increase in the pronunciation of to as tyoo but it seems more frequent when the speakerthey seem to be mostly femaleelongates the word, perhaps suggesting that its said when the speaker is having a moment of reflection or being pensive; that it is becoming universal on television news and commentary is undeniableand is becoming an annoyance, These are probably the same girls that used to (or possibly still do ) say things like stop itah!! This collection would be much funnier if the written intro didnt include a sentence beginning I mean He joins us. If we could get the Australians to leave home we could return the island to its original (European) use. (Said in a condescending nerd voice: So. I hear these daily with the younger crowd at work, and it has become an epidemic, catching on with even older folks. If it is so obvious, why is it news? Being a voice-over talent makes me extremely sensitive to not only the sound of voices I hear on TV, radio and the internet, but also to the words that are chosen. The problem is is that.. Its EVERYWHERE on tv, the news reporters and movies. People who say: Just stop! And when reporters and hosts deviate from that supposed standard, our office hears about it. For example, instead of saying No they say NoUH. Hahaha Russell you are SPOT on! I find the lisping oddly intriguing particularly on Chick-Fil-A commercials because of their run-in with those who accuse(d) them of homophobia. Im glad to discover I am not alone. You and me both. Great job! Vocal Frrry One sound that some listeners are still adjusting to is often-called "vocal. This is certainly not limited to lower social groups; its becoming endemic in very educated middle class professionals. Charlotte, dropping the g has been around since I was a young teen, in the early 70s. 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