Learn to Sound Confident and Self-Assured by Using the Authority Voice
As children, we all misbehaved at one time or another, some much more than others, not that I was one of those! There was one very potent weapon that adults possessed however, and I’m not just talking about the bare hand or the slipper, I mean the voice of authority. We all know the voice of authority when we hear it because it is very distinct. The tone lowers noticeably at the end of the sentence, and we were so well trained with it while growing up that as soon as we hear it we become deferent and submissive. This is the voice of the master, the one who is in control, and you only need look at the effect this voice has on animals to better understand it.
Dogs don’t understand what we are saying to them, but once they hear the authority tone, they know they have done wrong and become submissive. The authority voice is the voice one should use when they want to sound commanding.
Just as animals do, humans respond more to intonations patterns than we do meanings! This is because it is set in our subconscious behavior mind, and was set there through the constant hearing of it from our parents and teachers. By practicing this commanding way of speech, you can not only avoid being manipulated by others using this voice, but you can use it to put others into the obedient, submissive state.
When we are nervous and under stress our voice tone naturally rises and makes us sound weak and childish, therefore if you especially suffer from that, then you should practice and make your voice sound powerful even when you are feeling nervous and under pressure. Men naturally try to deepen their voices when they are nervous, but most of the time, end up sounding even more nervous. Practice this voice and take control of those situations and people, you otherwise would have allowed to control you.
For example, next time a bully or boss tries to make you feel less than them by putting you down. Turn on the authority voice and warn them off with a few words. It can be amusing watching people’s faces when they suddenly feel submissive and helpless because they are momentarily out of control of the situation. Once you gain control for that moment, you finish them off with a few well placed words and leave them speechless. They won’t know what hit them and will be thinking about it for days to come.
I’ve used the authority voice many a time without even realizing it and I can vouch for it’s tremendous power. It has helped me through what would have been very awkward situations, and made me seem powerful to those on the receiving end of it.
Learn this voice and no-one will ever overpower you again.