Originally Posted by Leigh:
All I can say is that a therapist that I have worked with in my daycare told me that I NEED to raise my voice now and then, and that I can't be so soft spoken all the time with the kids. She told me to use the same voice my mom used with me when I was in trouble, and that the kids need to hear my deep, raised, MOM voice when it was necessary. I am not one to raise my voice, but I have learned to be much firmer, and occasionally do raise the volume when necessary. It IS different than yelling, and it does work.
That's a good way of stating it. It also depends on a person's normal voice. I've worked with teachers whose voice really cuts through to the point of normal conversation being considered "loud" without them trying to. And my voice was noticed more just because it was the male voice in the crowd. I guess my qualifier would be does the person sound stressed or angry when talking, or are they just talking appropriately in a volume that could use turned down a couple clicks.