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Just wow: Q: I heard a rumor that Elizabeth Holmes’ deep voice is fake, as in a part of the performance, like not blinking, any truth to that? A: Yep, true.
by TaylorGood 8y ago
Just wow:
Q:
I heard a rumor that Elizabeth Holmes’ deep voice is fake, as in a part of the performance, like not blinking, any truth to that?
A:
Yep, true. Early on someone gave her advice that if she deepened her voice the male dominated business scene would take her more seriously.
- Angostura 8y agoThe same advice was given to, and taken by Margaret Thatcher
- watwut 8y agoThat actually works in meetings or other group situations when people seem ignore my points - deeper voice works better. Not sure why doing it would be shocking. It is tiring to do it all the time through. Men chage their voices based on social situations too. It works also with students when you are teaching. I am pretty sure she also carefully selected cloths and hair style to project the right image and thought in advance about what she is going to say. It is the same thing. That is what all charizmatic leaders, whether good or bad, do all the time.
- TaylorGood 8y agoYes, agreed. However, this full-time is very extreme.
- arto 8y agoAlso, from a few days ago: http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180612-the-reasons-why-womens-voices-are-deeper-today http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180612-the-reasons-why-wo...
- txsh 8y agoNot any less authentic than Elon Musk’s hairline. Nobody seems to have a problem with men spraying on hair from a can. Why shouldn’t a woman alter her voice?
- Jack000 8y agois it actually possible to do this? I can't just deepen my voice on command, can some people do it naturally?
- amarkov 8y agoNot necessarily naturally, but it's reasonably easy to learn - it's ultimately the same underlying mechanism as singing different notes.