[Elecraft] Shouting at the Mic? (WAS: Which Heil Prosets should we carry?)

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Toby wrote:

I suppose it might be a question of definition of what a raised voice is.

I'll never forget the first time I was in a studio during the 6PM news 
(actually it was shortly before 7PM) and was very surprised at the 
volume which the anchor used to speak. He did not shout (you breath 
differently when you shout) but he talked loudly.

I have heard this time and time again at work over the years, a loud 
voice is better than one which is too low. This does not mean shouting 
or yelling!

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Of course I'm the one who interpreted your "shout" literally, Toby! 

I did so because I have worked in Field Day setups where people did that to
no good effect! 

The club finally started counseling sessions with each operator before
he/she went on the air. 

It sounds like you're talking about what we, here in the USA at least, call
projection rather than shouting. It's what a stage performer learns to do to
be heard throughout an auditorium without a megawatt of audio amplification.
It's not something most people do naturally, but something that comes
through a lot of voice training. 

In the broadcast biz we had a lot of such people because along with
"projection" they learned to enunciate and modulate their voices for the
most pleasant effect. The end result is a lot of volume and range with far
better than average understandability at all levels. 

I think it's almost a lost art these days, at least in the USA. More and
more I hear actors in films and TV mumbling their way through lines. It's a
real pleasure when an actor turns up who is perfectly clear and distinct,
even when whispering. 

Ron AC7AC