Look at your customers» body language and pay attention to
the tone of their voice when they speak to you.
Nobody sees your face or hears
your tone of voice when you email — the ambiguity can make matters worse.
Make sure that you always use a happy, positive
tone of voice when calling your puppy.
Joan is all about positive reinforcement, including clicker training and
tone of voice when working with your dog, which is the only kind of training I believe in.
it is important to use a different
tone of voice when giving a command so that your dog knows your are asking him to do something and not just talking.
Use a normal
tone of voice when you give a command.
Canine responses appear to be based on
the tone of voice when paired with the words spoken to them.
Also, keep in mind that your friends can't hear
your tone of voice when they read what you wrote, says Julie Spira, social media expert and author of the The Rules of Netiquette: How to Mind Your Manners on the Web.
Thus children often walk like the same - sex parent or mimic
their tone of voice when they pick up the phone.
When your baby innocently pulls her father's chest hairs or swipes at your face with sharp fingernails, or bites you while nursing, the very change in
the tone of your voice when you say «Ouch!»
How we react to whining in children and what we say to redirect our kids can make a huge difference in whether or not they resort to this grating
tone of voice when they are unhappy about something.
Babies will also mimic your expressions and body language, so be aware of your face, posture, hand motions and
tone of voice when communicating.
Not exact matches
«After all,
when using text - based online communication, we lack the body language or
tone -
of -
voice cues that convey this information
when we talk in person or on the phone,» Fahlman writes.
I call myself «Chief Brand Anthropologist»
of Turnstone, because I'm fascinated by the connections that can be made
when taking the time to observe how people interact, their postures during tasks, the
tone and volume
of someone's
voice when they enter a space and the level
of mobility various teams require to be the most productive.
When meeting in person, be aware
of your body language and keep your
tone of voice calm and respectful.
When Intuit used Splice in its telemarketing in India, the audio techniques that allowed the company to build more personalized telemarketing messages — using first names, varying
tone of voice and employing user profiles — didn't quite take as it had in the U.S. and the U.K.
What
tone of voice should you use, how many characters do you include,
when should you sell, or simply converse?
There's a maxim that
when the meaning
of our words themselves are ambiguous, only 40 %
of the meaning comes from the words, and the other 60 %
of understanding is conveyed by
tone of voice, facial expressions, and overall body language.
Skill in perception check is needed
when asking about perceived incongruities between someone's words and his or her
tone of voice or body language.
Not every way
of communication honors the truth: sometimes the manner in which something gets conveyed subverts reality, as
when a preacher says all the right words about God's love but in a
tone of voice and with a concluding string
of «oughts» (therefore we ought to do this and we ought to do that) that makes you feel guiltier than ever.
When we say this in a certain
tone of voice and with sufficient finality, it seems to settle the question.
Recently I spoke with Walter Holtcamp, Jr., who now runs the company, about those early days
when we sought above everything to get clarity in the organ
tone so that there wasn't a big sonorous romantic mush but clear
voices to articulate the polyphonic music
of the period
of Bach and Buxtehude.
When we sense its presence, it is like a
tone of a man's
voice or a light in a man's face, and we know that across the centuries we have for an instant seen Jesus and heard him speak.
Even now, all these years later,
when I say the word in my «
of - course»
tone of voice, it can be met with disbelief or nervous laughter or raised eyebrows and, almost always, surprise.
A friend
of mine in Germany, a broadcaster
of religious programs, once commented rather plaintively: «Is it asking too much
when one asks the parson just for once, just once, to talk as a normal man to normal men, brief and to the point, without mincing matters, in a natural
tone of voice, almost as in a friendly conversation?»
When we were establishing a
tone of voice for GRK, a new fast - casual restaurant serving authentic Greek food, we weren't afraid to incorporate some quirky humor into the messaging, knowing it's more important to win the hearts
of some than try to appeal to all.
I am to hear a similar
tone in the
voice of Claire Hewat, chief executive
of the Dietitians Association
of Australia,
when she recalls Evans» warning to the person with osteoporosis that eating dairy food would remove calcium from her bones.
When younger, your baby understood your meaning through the
tone of your
voice: soothing
tones made your baby stop crying, agitated
tones meant something was wrong.
I am not suggesting that you should still obey your parents, but by your actions and your
tone of voice,
when speaking
of them, you should show respect - no matter what kind
of people they are or were.
Think about the
tone of voice you use, and pay close attention to how you can soften it
when you speak to your child, even if you're correcting a behavior problem.
When the child stops acting up and goes back to playing quietly or speaking in a calm
tone of voice, be ready with positive reinforcement.
Will I be able to stay relaxed and use a calm
tone of voice with Solomon
when I have a crying infant who needs me RIGHTNOW!
«I know you're using that
tone of voice because you're worried we'll be late to the birthday party, Sweetie... but I get anxious
when I hear shouting, and I can't drive safely... I wonder if there's another way to let me know how worried you are?»
When she heard this, I sensed the change in the
tone of her
voice.
This question started
when my daughter was a year old, but the
tone of voice accompanying it has gotten more and more offensive as she has gotten older.
Make sure that all the baby names you are considering sound good in everyday conversation, and
when spoken in a firm
tone of voice.
Be sure that
when you are speaking with your passive or shy child you are also using consistent body language — establish eye contact, face your child and speak with an audible
tone of voice.
they will learn to recognize the
tones of your
voice, and learn to recognize
when you're trying to soothe and calm her.
When speaking, people easily convey social and emotional information with eye gaze, facial expressions,
tone of voice, pauses, and so on,» said Klin.
Dale Purves, a neuroscientist at Duke University, set out to understand if there was a biological origin to this tonal preference, and struck a chord in April
when he reported (pdf) that the
tones of the chromatic scale are dominated by the harmonic ratios found in the sound
of the human
voice.
For example, if your partner is harsh with you, you might want to say, «I feel hurt inside
when you use that harsh
tone of voice, and I'd like to understand the good reasons you have for speaking to me like that.»
When speaking, people easily convey social and emotional information with eye gaze, facial expressions,
tone of voice, pauses, and so on,» she explained.
Use them appropriately in instances
when your «
tone of voice» might be misconstrued.
It's hard to read the
tone of someone's
voice or know
when they are using wit and humor.
When she's talking about the love
of her life, you can hear the warmth in her
voice; her
tone becomes filled with excitement as she recounts the way she reconnected with the one - who - got - away.
Consider all the elements
when deciding your strategy, including brand name, visual identity, communications and
tone of voice.
The
tone of your
voice can say more than just words, so it's important
when talking (especially if on the phone with someone new) to keep in mind how you sound!
When dating online, keep in mind that the other person can't see your facial expressions or your body language, and they can't hear your
tone of voice.
Use figurative language like similes and metaphors; change your
tone of voice to reflect the story; and
when recalling a memory, describe how you felt physically.
According to a survey by Durham University
of more than 1,500 readers, «Nineteen per cent
of those respondents said the
voices of fictional characters stayed with them even
when they weren't reading, influencing the style and
tone of their thoughts — or even speaking to them directly.