In recent years several studies have been developed linking voice and personality, apparently the voice brings different personalities. The psychoanalyst Malden Dolar argues that through the voice we express the “I” we want to look at, the self we hide and even an “I” that we do not know.
It must be acknowledged that the voice has some independence. We are not always aware of what we transmit through it. The voice hides emotions and personality traits. It reveals them through tone, speed, resonance and other factors that we’ll see below.
- There is also a winter process.
- If we think of the “listening” side.
- The voice is a very useful tool to judge and have an immediate and unconscious idea of the person in front of us.
It only takes 390 milliseconds of voice for the human to get an idea of the other person’s personality, and this happens without the person noticing, these are the results obtained by Phil McAleer and his colleagues from the University of Glasgow. obey evolutionary factors that humans have developed to know immediately whether or not they can trust someone.
In general, the tone of the voice is weaker in the face of a sad or melancholy situation. We also speak softly when we speak slower. On the contrary, we turn up the tone of the voice when we are happy, but also when we are nervous, in these situations we tend to speak faster.
Whatever the situation, the tone of voice hides some of the most important personality traits, serious voices often belong to more energetic, self-confident and even authoritarian people, while high-pitched voices show us more dependent, insecure and less people. Energy.
Today we also know that verbal fluency is linked to mental speed, if it is too fast it can mask the need to hide data generating anxiety and tension, if on the contrary it is too slow it gives us a lack of when someone deliberately tries to hide their true personality, the speed becomes abnormal and there is still an overly regular cadence.
These are other traits that can give us a lot of information about the person’s personality and emotional state: resonance and joint, a laryngopharyngeal resonance can show tension, emotional problems and even aggression; However, a nasal resonance is present in more affective people Oral resonance is associated with narcissistic personalities.
The articulation of the voice is related to the relationship that is maintained with others, when it is vague or imprecise it can project a false image or relate to a bad mental organization, if it is too much it can come from narcissistic personality patterns. We also know that in the absence of an organic problem, when we are interested in being understood and the ideas are clear, the articulation is well defined.
Voice length is the number of different notes a person is able to emit; it is mainly related to personality and can also be a manifestation of emotions; a limited vocal range indicates rigidity of character, excessive control of emotions and weak sense of humor: if the vocal range is wide, it conveys joy and empathy, but if it is broad and uncontrolled, it indicates a lack of emotional control.
The intensity of the voice is what shows the relationship of the person with the limits, both personal and in relation to others, the low intensity usually accompanies the lack of confidence, in the same way can be a sign of shame or guilt, when the intensity is high, this can correspond to a lack of control over emotions with a lot of energy , such as joy or anger.
We have seen how the different characteristics of the voice can inform us about a person’s personality and emotional situation. The voice is a barometer of human air. Every time we speak, we activate muscles belonging to the central and peripheral nervous system, which include a level of emotional-emotional treatment.
It is said that the eyes are the mirror of the soul, but, as we have seen in this article, the voice can also be a mirror, and it is no less precious. In this sense, it is also interesting the work of therapists such as the psychologist Alfred Tomatis, who argue that the voice enhancer has a positive effect on personality. In other words, working with your voice to improve it could be a path to deeper changes to limit personal characteristics or look problematic.