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by reactor 1361 days ago
Beside all those mentioned, I've seen people with loud and sharp (not high pitch sort of) voice getting an edge (sometimes unfair advantage) in many professional settings.
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And in any loud, crowded room (say at a conference, or a pub/bar after work), women and quieter men will struggle to be heard at all. Men with loud deep voices will dominate the conversation automatically. This probably has more impact on professional development than people think.
"Sharp", as in people who are good at articulating words?
People who are good at articulation will have listeners, but what I meant is sound without 'buzziness'.
Perhaps you mean 'voice projection'?

Unfortunately voice is just another factor that comes to genetics. I've been training to lower my rather high-pitched voice and voice projection for years now, albeit without much to show. Guess I hit the limit of my genetic potential.