Dating
Hinges new voice prompt feature has us wondering.
Ive never been able to identify what, exactly, makes Obamas voice so hot.
Is it the undeniable confidence?
The commitment to affordable healthcare?
Its hard to put into words what constitutes a sexy voice, let alone how to emulate one.
They range from one manasking potential matches to call him daddyto another singingThe Lion Sleeps Tonightwith reckless abandon.
The randomness is enough to make you wonder…
Wait, whats the point of this feature again?
Is having a hot voice now just another requirement for getting a date?
What if I hate how I sound?
What Makes An Appealing Voice Prompt?
If psychological research is any indication, theres truth to this idea.
The voice is our ometer, she tells Bustle our instrument for measuring and communicating emotion.
Using audio titrates up the intimacy of an online conversation.
It adds a sensory experience to something that is very 2D, she says.
He had a very silky, sexy, lower voice, she says.
I guess I like them in the same way people like to watch trashy reality TV.
But Im here for the laughs!
The sound of the voice has a social function, Madill explains.
Then add the inferences we make about the pitch of the voice regarding physical appearance (e.g.
Madill thinks that more than anything, it comes down to being yourself.
Dont attempt to sound a particular way in the hope of sounding more attractive, she says.
No one likes photos that are obviously staged, and the same is true for voice memos.
Ury also recommends not thinking too hard about it.
Dont keep re-recording, she says.
Youll just start to sound less and less like yourself.
If you want to highlight your sense of humor, go for it.
The voice never lies it will reveal who we really are eventually, Madill says.
Its better than just typing it out, right?
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