Can I overcome my speech problems ? (adult female)

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Hi

I have noticed certain patterns in my speech, that stress me out a little, such as:

my voice is often too quiet for people to make out
vowel sounds particularly e sounds are more difficult
I speak in a range of accents, people point this out and I feel awkward, drawing more attention to my speech, makes it more difficult to communicate due to anxiety
I find difficult to speak when put on the spot by a tutor for example
I find the interviews stressful, knowing that my tone of voice is something that the interviewer will be assessing
my speech is not usually problematic when talking about something I am passionate about (the accents might still be there but my tone/ pitch is better)

Is there any way I may improve my speech?

You may want to find a speech therapist. He(or she) could probably teach you some exercises to make your speech stronger and more consistent.

voice volume is also a problem for me. I too speak rather low voice.

You can record yourself reading something and then playing it back... re-record adjusting your voice volume until you get it to the range other's speak in and try to use that range in every day life.

I use that 'volume setting' when im at work but its never an automatic thing from that point onwards.