Upspeak and Listener Judgments of Competence
Listeners penalize upspeak more harshly when women use it.
Marcus Oduya
Spoken Evidence — Page 2
Voice and Prosody
Strategic Pause Length in Influential Speech
Silence between sentences shapes how listeners learn and judge speakers.
Renata Osei-Mensah
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Vocal Pitch and Perceived Leadership in Speakers
Lower voices trigger snap leadership judgments, whether speakers intend it or not.
Dmitri Calloway
The Feed
Filler Words and Listener Perceptions of Speaker Intelligence
Listeners punish filler words far more harshly than the science justifies.
Renata Osei-Mensah
Rhetorical Questions and Audience Engagement in Speeches
Marcus Oduya
The Pratfall Effect and Speaker Likability
Dmitri Calloway
Emotional Contagion Between Speaker and Audience
Yuki Ferreira-Santos
Inoculation Theory and Preemptive Counterargument
Marcus Oduya
Speech Rate and Perceived Argument Strength
Faster speech boosts credibility until it obscures argument quality.
Yuki Ferreira-Santos
Concrete vs Abstract Language in Persuasive Speech
Dmitri Calloway
Amygdala Hijack During Public Speaking
Marcus Oduya
Vagal Tone and Vocal Steadiness Under Pressure
Marcus Oduya