It's the human voice that can start a riot and welcome love. It can say 'you're hired' and 'it's over.' As a creative business owner, maybe you've had moments when you don't feel heard. And you want to walk into a room with a voice people want to listen to. Let's explore how to do just that!

Upspeak is a way of speaking, which goes up at the end.

And according to a study by Pearson, a UK publisher, 85% of managers found the trait of upspeak as a clear indicator of uncertainty or weakness.

The opposite? Speaking with a different type of tone. Can you guess what it is?

Thank you to Emma from Canvast for her contribution to Ask Dan. Do you have a question about copywriting and your creative business's voice? Send me a voice note on Instagram! www.instagram.com/readcity (or click here).

Wanna chat? Catch me at www.readcitywriting.com or send me your e-five at [email protected]

Readcity Radio's music is made up of a mix from:

UPBEAT FOREVER

Music from https://filmmusic.io

"Upbeat Forever" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

I CAN FEEL IT COMING

Music from https://filmmusic.io

"I Can Feel it Coming" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

HAPPY BEE

Music from https://filmmusic.io

"Happy Bee" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

PILOT ERROR

Music from https://filmmusic.io

"Pilot Error" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

SINCERELY

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"Sincerely" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

HAPPY ALLEY

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"Happy Alley" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

MELLOW ROCK

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"Melo Rock 8" by Sascha Ende (https://www.sascha-ende.de)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Music from https://filmmusic.io

"Melo Rock 2" by Sascha Ende (https://www.sascha-ende.de)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

SIMPLE JOY

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"Simple Joy" by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Music from https://filmmusic.io

"Climb" by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

CLIMB

Music from https://filmmusic.io

"Climb" by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Grand Canyon

Music from https://filmmusic.io

"Grand Canyon " by Claus Appel ()

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)