Please, Speak louder.

I always listen to it!

When i'm with people i know i speak normally, just around new people i'm anxyous... and when i need to talk to someone unknow i generally speak to lowly(?) that people askme to repeat! sometimes i also speak too fast!

Who has the same problem? anyone overcame it here?

I used to speak really really quietly but I kind of got really tired of people asking me to repeat stuff over again. Now if someone speaks to me I'll respond normally, if not even a little but loud. I still have the problem of speaking too fast though, that's for sure. Well it's not that I really talk to anyoen anyways, I probably say no more than like 2 sentences a day. Just feel your voice when you talk up loudly and try to make sure when you talk it feels the same.

People used to tell me to speak up a lot more often when I was younger. I think I still speak quietly, but I guess I'm loud enough for other people to hear. Now my main problem is that I mumble too often. For some reason, I have the tendency to fail at enunciating my words unless I consciously focus on it, so I probably sound pretty stupid when I talk. I've also noticed that the very first word that comes out of my mouth is practically whispered, so if someone ever says "Hi" to me, they probably can't hear my response. I usually fail to respond at all though, because I kind of panic whenever someone says something unexpectedly to me.

I don't really know how to get over these kinds of things. It'd probably help just to talk more often, but I too probably say no more than two sentences in a day.

As with anything, practice helps.

Any time you're alone, practice speaking. Either read something aloud or think of a story to tell. Obviously, when you're alone, the content doesn't matter. You'll want to listen to your own voice to find a spot that sounds the way you want, and then pay attention to how you're creating it: how much you're opening your mouth, how much much breath you're using and projecting, and what rate you're speaking. The more you practice and get comfortable with that tone, the more intuitive and easy it gets.

I'm always being asked to speak up or repeat myself, sometimes even around people I can talk too. I guess I just naturally have a low/quiet voice... and yeah, it does get annoying since I already have trouble getting the words out in the first place. :roll:

My voice changes from situation to situation. When I'm with friends from high school that are close it's normal, when I'm with stranger it gets uneven and I make a few mistakes I wouldn't normally make. People also often ask me to repeat so I'm trying to work on it but it's difficult to concentrate on how you speak when you get so anxious. I guess Slothrop is right and I should practice ...

I've always talked quietly. As a pp said, I talked much more quietly when I was younger. Now, people can hear me most of the time. Although, I probably couldn't speak loud enough for someone who was elderly and hard of hearing. But, it has gotten better. I don't think my voice is very clear to begin with - nor do I enunciate all my words enough.

One thing I've always wanted was a stronger, louder voice.