First Impression on the Telephone

Published on January 15, 2007 By JillUser In Blogging

I recently had an interesting experience. I initially met my son's friend's mother on the phone then met her in person today and got totally different impressions. I don't think this has ever happened before. Sure, some people have seemed a little different in person or I envisioned them looking a little different. This woman seems very ditzy on the phone and not at all in person.

This lead me to wonder what kind of impression I give on the phone. Do I sound like a nice person or a bitch? Do I sound ditzy or intelligent? Do I sound old or young?

I have been lead to believe that I sound young on the phone. People who call and don't know me ask if my mother is home. I then tell them she isn't but that I would take a message

Anyone have the experience of meeting someone and getting a totally different impression than that of them on the phone?

Comments

Dr Guy

on Jan 15, 2007

Your Son's Mother?

And yes, on the voice. I once did Yogi Bear on a tape recorded. My cousins swear I was him. But I never heard it.

Question of the Day

on Jan 15, 2007

I initially met my son's mother on the phone then met her in person today

sooo dare I ask - do you have multiple personalities???

Which son's mother? I mean, it only took you 9 or 5 years? Gosh

SanChonino

on Jan 15, 2007

Your Son's Mother?

My thoughts exactly. Clarification, JillUser? Please?

JillUser

on Jan 15, 2007

Sorry folks, mush brain today. I really shouldn't be blogging. I meant, of course, my son's friend's mother. Better go edit that.

JillUser

on Jan 15, 2007

I thought I must have done something stupid when I saw there were 3 comments already. I knew I wasn't that interesting of a writer.

Dr Guy

on Jan 15, 2007

I meant, of course, my son's friend's mother.

Tis ok! Now do you want to hear my Yogi immitation?

MasonM

on Jan 15, 2007

I have different voices and personalities on the phone depending on the nature of the call. On some calls, where I want to be intimidating to get something done I use my normal, deep, hard voice. I have a "nice" voice that I use when speaking with a woman on the phone. My last girlfriend told me once that when I used that voice I sounded gay. I just had to laugh as I thought I was just using a "nice" voice.

You can never tell about a person by what you perceive on the phone.

I've had more than one woman tell me, when I was using my normal speaking voice, that I sounded "sexy". Geez, if they only knew how ugly I really was

jennifer1

on Jan 15, 2007

I am like Mason with the phone - it depends on what I want to accomplish that will dictate the attitude and persona, curt, sweet, blonde, professional, friendly, aggressive - i get more accomplished over the phone than I have ever done in person. For me the phone is a good tool.

Trudygolightly

on Jan 15, 2007

Ya, my former gentleman friend sounded awful on the phone, i envisioned him being about 5 feet high with a mean look to his face. , he was 6 feet tall, had an engaging smile and the softest blue eyes....

It's happened in reverse too!! with both men and women! I thought they'd look one way and they were total opposites! btw, when dharma called me last summer I didn't know who she was, however she sounds as nice as she is for real.

MasonM

on Jan 15, 2007

i get more accomplished over the phone than I have ever done in person.

I usually get far more accomplished in person. I have a talent for being intimidating, even when I don't mean to be.

crimson

on Jan 16, 2007

I hate using the phone... but I can sound pretty professional when I have to. However, like you, I have a 'young' voice. I get a lot of calls asking me if my parents are home... which is just creepy. I then tend to give the caller hell for that.

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