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Originally Posted by Brutha  Most people are shocked when they hear a recording of their voice for the first time or a video of their bodylanguage.
Similary most people don't like themselves on photos.
We tend to believe that our voice sounds better than it actually does.
Is it valueable to know the truth to correct the weaknesses, or is it better to focus on having a strong sense of having a strong voice? |
Our voice sounds different to us because our ears have gotten used to hearing them from a different vantage point. I just recently started taking voice lessons and while I don't recall the specifics of how this works I do recall a story my professor told me.
There was a lady who was having trouble singing loud enough and so she started imagining herself singing louder. She continued to do this and she got louder and louder and louder... in her own mind. In reality she got quieter and quieter and even more off pitch than she was before. Yet she heard herself as singing correctly.
The moral of the story is that self deception will only lead to ruin in the end.
I cannot change what I do not acknowledge. I heard that saying and have found it to be very true. If I don't acknowledge something is true how can I possibly hope to correct it? Sometimes that may even mean I have to take several steps backwards in order to continue forward again. Think of typing with one finger. Lets say you could type 30 words a minute that way. In order to get better you may have to go back to 15 words a minute while typing with your whole hand in order to reach 60 words a minute or possible even more. Without the acknowledgement that the single finger typing is flawed why would I even want to correct it?
So I'll ask you the same question. What's better. To accurately hear yourself and be able to correct it from there? Or to hear yourself speaking perfectly all the while never being able to realize that you sound hideous?
My vote is that the truth, no matter how painful, is ALWAYS better than a self deception or a lie.