Sound Bites...

This is dedicated to all the low talkers out there.. And to the people who think I can't yell......



 I put together a few sound bites of when my voice actually reached normal and yes the loud range and when I was just being my low talking self.


Dishes.....
When I was little (probably about 5) my family went out to breakfast. I can't imagine it was a quiet time as I have five older brothers and an older sister.   My mom said that after we had finished our meal and she and my dad were trying to figure out the bill they heard me yell to the waitress that was on the other side of the room "Hey Lady! You can come and get your dishes now!" She said tells me it was a good thing I was cute because half the restaurant turned around and smiled at my mom after they saw me.


Famous Books...
Lets move forward to high school. It was junior year and I had to get in front of my english class and present my paper on "A Comparison of Charles Dickens Life to the Book David Copperfield".  For those of you who know me and know how shy I can be when you first meet me that is exemplified when I have to get up and speak in front of a group. I get red in the face, I talk really fast and I tremble. You would think I would talk low too but for some reason that day actually projected my voice. I was supposed to speak for 5 minutes and read my notes so fast I only lasted 2 minutes. In a flustered panic I began to repeat for the next three  minutes that Charles Dickens wrote famous books in any possible way it can be formed. It sounded something like this "Charles Dickens wrote a lot of books that were famous. He wrote A Tale of Two Cities which was a famous book. A Christmas Carol was also written by Charles Dickens and it went on to become a famous book." Yup... It went on like that for three solid minutes. It was a nightmare I wish I could have woken up from. Finally my Teacher put me out of my misery. She was equally gracious when a week later I found out  I got a B on my presentation. Maybe she was less impressed with the content than with the fact that is was probably the first time all year that she didn't have to read my lips.


SHHHHH.....
When the last Lord of the Rings movie came out I was in Florida with my friend visiting her parents. We decided to go to the movies to see it. Although it was an interesting movie I couldn't help but make fun of the character with the long blond hair who had the endless supply of arrows. I really wanted to enjoy  middle earth but that one minor detail bothered me.  In the midst of my heckling the lady in front of me turned around and shushed me.. Yes that is right I have gotten shushed.. It was a surreal but proud moment in my life.


Lips moving.....
Low talking does run in the family as my sister works for the same company I do and one day a co worker came up to me and said " You and your sister were having a conversation and it was amazing! I was standing right next to you and I couldn't hear a word! All I could see were your lips moving!".

Weddings...
Why I am the choice to read scriptures in people's weddings is beyond me.  I am always honored that people want me to be a part of their wedding but I have to admit it bewilders me at the same time.   This one wedding as I was reading the scripture the pastor took the microphone and put it right up to my lips and held it there so that I was practically eating it.. Not embarrassing at all...




Until next time...

Rachel