Appearing intimidating when you don't mean to be

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Be quite tall and well built . Add a loud voice that gets louder when you're passionate about something( my voice just seems normal to me in terms of loudness) .


If I'm honest the voice thing perplexes me . I've had quite a few times when I've been asked to repeat things or people have misheard what I've said . Were they all hard of hearing? Was I talking too softly ? Perhaps my diction is bad ?

You could probably address it in introductions if you want to make your intentions clear (eg. 'Nice to meet you. You may notice I can be a bit boisterous at times, but it's only because I'm passionate. I hope I don't come across as overbearing.') Something like that...

If you're loud and being asked to repeat yourself, as you surmised it's probably not mass hearing-impairment. Personally, I'm prone to talking too softly for some people, but it sounds like you project well.

Is there someone local who'd give you an honest assessment on what the weak points are in your diction?