You’ve spent years being told to quieten down. This quiz helps you see how that’s still living in your voice today. In a few minutes you’ll discover your voice type and what it needs so you can speak up in your business with more presence, ease, and authority.
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Question 1 of 6
1. When you're about to speak up in a meeting, on camera, or in a big conversation, what usually happens?
A. I go quiet and hope someone else says it first
B. I speed up, words tumble out before I lose my nerve
C. My throat tightens, I feel stuck, sometimes I forget what I meant to say
D. I flatten out, keep it safe and unemotional
E. I trail off partway through, my words go a bit fuzzy
Question 2 of 6
As a child, what did you learn about speaking up?
A. Don't take up too much space
B. Get it out quickly before someone interrupts you
C. It wasn't safe to say what you really felt
D. Keep the peace, don't make waves
E. Nobody was really listening anyway
Question 3 of 6
How do you feel hearing your own voice on a recording?
A. Cringe — it sounds so small and quiet
B. I sound rushed, like I'm chasing my own sentences
C. Tense, a bit strained, not like "me"
D. Flat, a bit boring even to my own ears
E. Mumbly, like I'm not fully saying the words
Question 4 of 6
Under real pressure — a sales call, a hard conversation — what happens?
A. I shrink and let the other person lead
B. I over-explain, talking faster and faster
C. I freeze, my voice goes tight or shaky
D. I go neutral and detached, almost robotic
E. I lose my thread and trail off mid-point
Question 5 of 6
What do people most often say about how you speak?
A. "You're so quiet, I didn't hear you"
B. "Slow down, I can't keep up!"
C. "You sound tense, are you okay?"
D. "You're hard to read"
E. "Sorry, what did you say?"
Question 6 of 6
When you're passionate about something, how does it come out?
A. I still hold back, even when I care a lot
B. It bursts out fast, almost too fast
C. My chest tightens even talking about things I love
D. Stay guarded even in exciting moments
E. It's there, but people don't always catch it