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Because of my experience in vocal analysis, several people have asked me about the voice of our (Australia’s) current Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. In particular,
is Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s voice an assett or a liability for her and her Party in the up-coming election?
There has been quite a lot of discussion online and in the media about Julia’s distinctive voice and her broad speaking style, so I thought it would be interesting and informative to run a simple poll to find out what you think …
What impact do you think Prime Minister Julia Gillard's distinctive speaking voice is likely to have for her and her Party in the up-coming Federal Election?
- Detrimental impact (66%, 35 Votes)
- Beneficial impact (17%, 9 Votes)
- No impact (9%, 5 Votes)
- Not sure (8%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 53
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Feel free to leave a comment on this post with your thoughts and reactions to the voice of our Prime Minister, and on voices in general.
Vocally yours
Tim Noonan
VocalPoint Research is a division of Vocal Branding Australia.
{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }
It depends on your perspective.
I think Gillard’s voice is a shocker and I really dislike hearing it.
However, I suspect with her target audience it may actually improve her chances of being elected (or is that re-elected, no, just elected).
Let’s face it, labour don’t target high-brow voters so Julia’s voice is well Kath and Kim for the job
Since becoming PM, Julia has changed the way she speaks dramatically – it’s a lot softer, a lot less brazen “Aussie”. I think this change will definitely appeal to a larger group.
However, I still quite often hear the complaint that she sounds like she’s patronising people; treating voters as stupid: is that to do with her voice, or her political approach?
Her voice is actuly what I dislike most about Julia Gillard.
Politics aside, I believe her voice lacks empathy, and fails to connect with the heart.
The Aussie twang can be very endearing, but in Ms Gillards case it’s not her accent, but her attitude that let’s her down.
Added to which, I find her not only condescending, but a crashing bore.
Julia has the most boring voice. Repeats herself to much, and uses her hand to much. I have just seen her on TV speaking from Brussels, and I must admit that someone must have talk to her about her dress sense. She wore a nice colour looked like peacock blue. And yes she looked much nicer. But that doesn’t make me like her or her politics