Comments for To Sir With Love: The Trials and Tribulations of HBS Women at http://ts-si.org , comment 0 to 3 out of 3 comments http://ts-si.org Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:20:21 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://ts-si.org/content/view/2781/995/#pc_108 My older brother says I sound like Tallulah Bankhead. I guess that dates us both! By the way, I am only a cog in the wheel of progress. TS-Si.org is a collaborative effort. - Sharon S. Gaughan Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:45:39 +0100 http://ts-si.org/content/view/2781/995/#pc_107 Although we both do research, Sharon is the working scientist (among other professions) and the ability to unscramble scientific papers and garbled press releases into good english. She is very good at explaining the science behind the articles. As for my voice, I'm perfectly happy with it and seldom am confused with a guy. When I'm singing, I can stay in my higher register, if I want, and have slowly extended my range up by three or four notes or more. Even in the low middle range, I have heard other women sing with voices much deeper than mine. I sing LeAnn Rimes version of Unchained Melody (in her key) much easier than I do the Righteous Brothers version in their key. And at this point, I couldn't drop down to my chest to sing even if I wanted to. - Lisa Thompson Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:27:17 +0100 http://ts-si.org/content/view/2781/995/#pc_106 Dear Ms Thompson, thank you for making all this wonderful research information and opinion available at your site. Many people do not accurately project their own vision of themselves to others from merely speaking in a less than optimal way. Whether you wish to convey to others your own view of yourself as being a natal woman, a commanding person, or whatever, one of the best tools all human have for expressing themselves is their voice. I would guess you are familiar with many of the resources, whether it be speech language "pathologists" (seems silly pathology would come into it) or just vocal coaches or whomever. I feel in my own case, I was able to take my voice, which I used in my old false life to convey an air of masculinity (not otherwise conveyable by looking at me) to a point where it conveys a respectful and natural femaleness. AND it isn't diffcult, but potentially time consuming. I have noticed a reluctance of many HBS, tg and even natal women to do voice improvement work, because they feel stuck, that it is unnatural, or impossible. I feel shakespeare was correct in saying all the world's a stage, and that we can express ourselves best with out mind,by using our voice as that ideal tool of expression. It just takes some work. - Stephanie Vomact Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:27:35 +0100