Does My Voice Really Sound Like That?

The video explores why people often dislike the sound of their recorded voice. It explains that the difference in perception is due to the way we hear our own voice through both air conduction and bone conduction, which makes it sound deeper and more resonant to ourselves. When we hear a recording, we only hear the air-conducted sound, which can be unsettling because it lacks the lower frequencies we are used to. This phenomenon is common and not indicative of a worse voice quality.

Why do people often feel embarrassed when they hear their own voice recorded?

What are the two different ways we hear our own voice compared to how others hear it?

How does the structure of our head affect the way we perceive our own voice?

What is the significance of lower frequency vibrations in how we hear our own voice?

Why might hearing a recorded voice feel unsettling to someone?