Document Type
Dissertation
First Faculty Advisor
Morse, Christopher
Keywords
Vocalics; Interview
Publisher
Bryant University
Rights Management
All rights retained by Marilena Phillips and Bryant University
Abstract
Our voices carry more than just content. People continuously make assumptions of one’s intelligence, credibility, personality, and other characteristics merely based on the way we talk. As the diversity of individuals in the workplace increases, so too do the differences in how those individuals talk. It is important that we understand how these different ways of speaking are being perceived in the workplace. More specifically, how are individuals being perceived prior to being hired via the interview process? This Honors Capstone project aims to understand the impact that vocal characteristics in an individual have on the interviewer’s perception of the interviewee, and how that impacts the hiring process. This project will offer professionals of all ages tangible advice on ways to increase one’s chances of receiving a job just by altering aspects of one’s voice.
Included in
Business and Corporate Communications Commons, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Language and Literacy Education Commons, Linguistics Commons, Organizational Communication Commons
