How to not sound gay

Best you can do is change your mannerisms and way of speech. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. Are there any sites online or Youtube drills I could use? And just start by imitating a deep masculine voice. We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. I'd have them turn my headset off completely because it was too distracting while I was trying to talk.

I think I have a deep nasal quality to my voice and I'd like to get rid of it. But it requires work - you'd need to isolate which specific features of your speech create the "gay voice", figure out how to replace those features with new intonations, and consistently execute that plan till speaking in a new way becomes a habit.

I used to hate my voice on the radio, gay accent or not. If you can't find the email you can resend it here. Try speaking with an English accent or some other accent that you can mock in your girl voice. Then lessen the accent some, until you’ve removed it completely. Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. Also, don't speak with an uptick at the end like you're asking a question. "How do I sound less gay" has got to be the funniest thing I've read all day.

Best you can do is change your mannerisms and way of speech. But it requires work - you'd need to isolate which specific features of your speech create the "gay voice", figure out how to replace those features with new intonations, and consistently execute that plan till speaking in a new way becomes a habit. Like you're talking through your teeth. Eventually, if you do it enough it will start to become second nature to do it without trying.

I read once that Rock Hudson had gay voice when he was a truck driver and got rid of it. It sounds like you're not opening your mouth very wide when speaking. I used to hate my voice on the radio, gay accent or not. Then it all just seems to flow from there. Hello and thank you for registering. Too often, people ask me if I'm gay when they've only just met me. That should help. The first thing you need to understand with voice training is that you will sound "bad" at first.

The first thing you need to understand with voice training is that you will sound "bad" at first. Yes, you can, OP. Try talking more from the back of your throat, it deepens your voice. Probably won't do you any good, OP. Heterosexual men also speak more declaratively - for example, don't talk with a lot of umms, y'knows, likes, etc.

It sounds like you're not opening your mouth very wide when speaking. As a gay man, I suggest that you stop greeting your friends by saying "heyyy" and waving your arm like a windshield wiper blade. Please click here to update your account with a username and password. This seems to take away the wispy-ness of that stereotypical “gay” voice. You are going to go through an awkward part where things don't sound quite right or that it sounds strained or obvious you are modifying your voice.

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Please click here to register for free. There are exercises you can do to deepen your voice. "How do I sound less gay" has got to be the funniest thing I've read all day. There are exercises you can do to deepen your voice. Like you're talking through your teeth. Some features on this site require registration. I'd have them turn my headset off completely because it was too distracting while I was trying to talk. Non-regional diction will then be the focus to help you train your voice.

You are going to go through an awkward part where things don't sound quite right or that it sounds strained or obvious you are modifying your voice. I read music, if that would be any help.