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How can you improve your speaking style, and your level of success? Drop the upspeak (when your statement sounds like a question) and the vocal fry (also known as creaky voice), says Valerie Burton, ...

You're probably familiar with upspeak? Like when someone's voice goes up at the end of a sentence, even though they're not asking a question? You're likely aware of vocal fry, too — that phenomenon ...

In her latest column for New York Magazine, writer Ann Friedman wonders whether all the attention paid to “vocal fry” or “upspeak” is another way for our culture to police the way they speak. In her ...

"That was the first moment I felt [my voice] was hurting my career beyond just irritating a couple listeners," Grose tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. Grose sought help from a voice coach in an effort to ...

Journalist Jessica Grose is no stranger to criticism of her voice. When she was co-hosting the Slate podcast, the DoubleX Gabfest, she would receive emails complaining about her "upspeak" — a tendency ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. "That was the first moment I felt [my voice] was hurting my career beyond just irritating a couple ...

Journalist Jessica Grose, linguistics professor Penny Eckert and speech pathologist Susan Sankin discuss upspeak, vocal fry and why women's voices... From Upspeak To Vocal Fry: Are We 'Policing' Young ...