You should receive an employer of the year award. Some are even doing it on purpose. Ive NO idea where it came from or why. And, for the sake of diplomacy, keeping the peace, or not wanting to appear to be snobbish or hurtful, we have simply stopped giving each other constructive criticism regarding our flaws. Its lazy and not particularly descriptive. Im low on fuel so Im gonna stop and fill up Fine. I didnt read all the comments, so my apologies if this was already mentioned. Other reporters hone their delivery as well. I even contacted a renowned acting school. It makes the person listening want to say Please, just get to the point!, Can I just add..yeh yeh yeh yeh.. (in a convonot a song chorus. I could go no for ages but two of them fucked my life up, so I hate them all. The sad thing is people who should know better obviously dont.murlean. and I was totally unprepared for it? Jackie Fortir is a healthcare reporter for StateImpact Oklahoma and part of the NPR-Kaiser Health News partnership. And then those styles get copied and go viral and pretty soon you hear it everywhere. Nails on a chalkboard to me. Or I mean, Im not lyin when I say The Alexis character on Schitts Creek has raised this to a hilarious satire. Now I hear that everywhere. She has received a few emails about her voice from listeners, including one that said she didn't sound certain saying her own name, which she briefly addressed in a Planet Money segment. I long to hear a host say Youre welcome in response. After she pointed this out to me, I hear an appalling number of people that half hiss/lisp when they speak on reputable news programs. He cant seem to finish a sentence without stopping in the middle and, if its a long sentence, hell stop and start 3 or 4 times. None of these up-and-coming phrases ever appear in scripts that I read for actual voice-over jobs or auditions. The 10th Ammendment says differently. As in, Yo, Im tellin you, shtraight up, this thing is yuge, aight?, Yes, no I dont like all of those bad habits either AND the inverse No, yes we should all be aware these speech patterns are happening increasingly.. Thats what it sounded like to me in your video. I dont have any neck pain? The Up-and-Coming Most Annoying Speech Patterns 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. So, what are you gonna do about that job application? Fine. I mean This completely unnecessary phrase seems to just be a habitual way to start sentences for many people. It sounds so phony . It makes my skin crawl, when people say are, when it is PRONOUNCED, OUR!!! It sounds like theyre saying, Think yeeough. in a rude, snobby, sneer down the nose at you manner. culture that (IMO) is ruining our educational system. Segue is a conditional signal that the conversation has changed hands to the other participant. Anyone who wishes to sound like an idiot is well within his or her rights to do so. I agree though, like the tattoo girl on the Twix commercial that spells NO REGERTS and then says Sawree in that whiny sarcastic voice. 1. Ive noticed the inflection is often followed by movement, such as a slight head tilt, nod, hands, or shift of the eyes, presumably as an emphasis. One study found that young women with vocal fry were perceived as less competent and trustworthy. SO NECESSARY! But Glass said in that episode that he never hears about his. Public radio should mean that all voices, relaying solid reporting, are respected enough to inform the country. He has become hyper-sensitive to even the most polite criticism, and I blame this solely on our P.C. Even interviews with people youd think would be trained to avoid patterns like these are using them. Just stop! I think its lazy not to pronounce words correctly. As a naturalized American citizen I am paying attention to my execution of sentences and the intonation. At first, I thought maybe he was just discovering a new feature in the product he is explaining but it has become clear it is just something he blurts out every few minutes. I dont mind hearing AAVE when its between friends but professional usage irks. Ummm also people who ummm say ummmm uncontrollably as well as the yeah, no phrase that is everywhere. Even politics reporter Detrow, who doesn't hear from listeners about his voice, said he evaluates his own interviews. THANK YOU for this! Like, what about the kids, like mostly girls, that like say the word like, like every other word. Thanks for reading and commenting with such a detailed response, Adrianne. Lets take a selfie of you and I. I meant in first person plural. [sheepish grin], Lets not forget the verbal infestation known as seriously. Clearly, it morphed perhaps by laziness from Are you serious [about]?, 1) I call it the shopping list speech pattern: I went to the store and bought some EGGS.. got some MILK and some BACON Ive recently heard this from an organic drink company: However you healthy., Another, from a vitamin supplement company: Want to brain better?. Speaking as an African American woman, if being more inclusive is the aim it fails. It seems to me it takes more effort to speak a word without its T sound in the middle than to speak the word properly! Annoying and completely unnecessary. Im old, so I can state authoritatively that most on this list of annoying speech habits have been around for a long time, in fact as long as I can remember. I found this post because I was looking for a video that addresses this. When I meet a person under the age of 40 who does not speak in this manner, I am surprised and delighted, and will go out of my way to let them know how much I appreciate their ability to communicate properly. I dont know nothing about that. Heres one that you didnt feature maybe it doesnt count but its wrong and its annoying. A study in 2014 found that although vocal fry, whether used by men or . Who taught them to speak? I see and hear it every dingle day and never heard a man do it. Yes, vocal fry has become almost a standard version of vocalization in our current era. Hansen coaches voice for NPR, corporate groups, professional theater companies, podcast hosts, journalists, and private clients nationwide. Worst laugh is definitely Dan Pashman (The Sporkful). Ive been trying to figure out the speech pattern of an acquaintance its causing me irritation and anxiety. My god, every single female and some of the males end every sentence like its a question. The fact of the matter is that the matter is not predicated upon fact, that its merely opinion or rumor, and that a huge majority of the time its from a political pundit whos paid by the broadcast network to establish a strawman argument to knock down the entire position of the other political pundits (not paid by the network). No. ^ That, I hear all the time (Southern California). That authenticity is key to NPR's original mission to "celebrate the human experience as infinitely varied." Even the show's reviews on iTunes are full of complaints about the voices of the hosts, both of whom are women, especially their vocal fry. If reporters find that their voices are "tired," reducing vocal fry might be one way to help. Theres always something! look something like.. this. She tackled the challenge of transitioning to radio, in part, by developing an unusual approach to writing out her tracks (the reporter's narration). 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. Such as certain ,they no longer pronounce the t. Has anyone experienced this verbal hostage taking? Seriously, though, get that ignorant, superficial, pseudointellectual sentence-padding out of here. Moving forward, going forward, I turn off the radio. I growl at every inflected, high rising, ramble sometimes eliciting concerned looks from family members. I had to fight my own brain! I recall an item on the NPR program All Things Considered in the EARLY 90s about the rising inflection? I agree with many of the annoying speech discussed here. My biggest pet peeve is, still, the overuse of like. Filed Under: Fun Stuff Tagged With: Featured, patterns, speech, voice over style. 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. I thought it must be a local thing. So, after reading literally every single comment, I am pondering the question; is it ironic that were all complaining about an enormous range of vocal variants (or variations?) Objective reality, for some folks, must be something that just happens to others. Required fields are marked *. They are typically found in unscripted, more extemporaneous speech. This is exactly what Im looking for the name of The inflected list is the most common/overused pattern of speech. She also created and hosted two seasons of Lean & Hungry's award-winning podcast. I may be a little looser with my language, grammar, slang with my close girlfriend than in a business or unfamiliar situation. Im not sure if our primary education system is to blame for not putting enough emphasis on the spoken (or written) word for our younger generations, or whether it is more of a socialization and modeling of behavior that is rampant. ! Fry here and there. Is it hormones in food? to make it sound as it is so amazing, and all-important. I have taught communication for three decades and address all of these practices with success in helping my young adult students understand how to code switch between casual and more business contexts. So many things about schooling have been grating AND concerning me for quite a while! 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. Keith Woods, NPR's vice president of newsroom training and diversity, told me that a variety of voices is one way to achieve greater journalistic truth. I think one that bothers me the most (and one worth further discussing) is the ever common not quite lisp that Ive noticed a lot in the media, especially when watching news anchors/reporters (as it is their job to clearly convey the report). So, I woke uuuuup. Do TV news announcers take classes in speaking this way? Hansen earned her MFA in Acting from Brandeis University, and has additionally studied in New York and France, at the Guthrie Theatre, and at Studio Theatre Conservatory. Also, I heard earlier on a My Pillow commercial a similar error which I failed to write down. National faves: Jack Speer, Megna Chakhrabarti, Terry Gross National do-not-calls: Kai Ryssdal, Charlie Pierce sunnymentoaddict 6 yr. ago This post has garnered SO many comments like yours, so hopefully, you will feel vindicated that you arent the only one hearing and being frustrated by these things. Weird or unique ways of speaking are one way to get noticed. Hansen has taught techniques including Shakespeare, musical theater, and microphone and audition skills to children and adults of all ages. I want to shout at them Inhale! (And yes, she also hears a lot of feedback on her own voice.). Sam Sanders, host of NPR's It's Been A Minute, records a segment at NPR West on September 24, 2018. I was thinking maybe it was a Mexican/American thing (I am Canadian). Nearly 15 years ago, a previous Public Editor bemoaned the lack of aural diversity on NPR. Ultimately, I realized that it is deeply right to have many different voices reporting on the powerful.". Budden for BUTTON bugs the hell out of me. I first heard this on a home decorating tv show. Sorry for the typo of the when it should have been they. Have a good one! 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? I am a white dude on the radio, and no one has EVER tweeted at me critiquing my voice. I put my own example of me saying it in this Youtube link: While for many VO artists, like you and me, we strive to have a more refined and adjusted voice, that is more pleasing to the ear, I do find that in general media such as TV, film and especially commercials, the prevalence of this is a reflection of the prevalence found in the general population. Reporters strive to sound clear and concise on air. Im reading this because I am driven to distraction now that my husband has started constantly dropping the g from words ending in ing. Perhaps Mr. Stein would be willing to hand over the reading honors to him. He started tracking the pervasive use of these five patterns of speaking that are appearing in virtually every interview he listens to lately, including on cable news and business channels. its there, though much less pronounced (sic.). For example, when they pronounce the word eight they say eigh-tah just pronouncing the last letter. This occurs a lot when listing items. That one drives me crazy! She summarized her findings to Gross this way: "Those of us who are bothered by some of these features are probably just getting old.". My current most annoying list includes some new & old (along with my initial yeah, no): 1) Vocalfry, can actually hurt voice. He recently tweeted, "I've said this before, I'll say it again. So I do speak to them about that, how important it is to at least be able to READ it, but it really goes nowhere from there. thanks for reading and your comment! This past year has seemed a bit empty at times when social isolation has become the new normal. Sad, but true. Uptalk, especially, when talking to a CSR at your bank or other professional organization. They arent aware of it so I think that means there are no elocution lessons. One from Texas wrote: "Not all Americans sound like White American politicians and I wish that could be reflected on your airwaves.". 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