Why Do We Like the Sound of Our Own Voice?

Imagine hearing your own voice like it's coming from a loudspeaker, that’s how other people hear you. When you speak, the sound goes through both your ears and your bones, which makes your voice sound deeper and more powerful to you. But when someone else hears you, they only get the sound from the air, it feels thinner and less strong. That's why you often like how your own voice sounds!

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When you talk on the phone, your voice feels bigger because it vibrates through your bones.
Your teacher might sound normal to you, but others hear her in a different way.
Record yourself singing and see if it sounds strange, just like most people feel when they hear their own voice.

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Categories: Psychology · acoustics· self-perception· audio perception· psychology of sound