Deep voice
I move around and make eye contact well. My issue is that I have a Deep voice and that can intimidate people sometimes. I have to speak loud for people to hear. what do people do in these situations? p.s. I also tend to look intense when I am thinking.
Joking and trying to keep the class up beat sounds like a great idea. I will also try to be aware of my facial expressions. Being a new teacher, I am worried as I have been told that I too can be intimidating. What would be some other steps I can work on to be less intimidating to my students?
I try to joke with my students as much as possible during breaks and outside the classroom. By doing that, they get to know the real me. I explain that my mission is to help them. It works for me.
I also want to say that speaking from the diaphragm helps too. That way your projecting instead of shouting.
I also have a deep voice and then have to speak loud. I just have to keep a happy face so that it's not so intimidating. As for intense looks, try relaxing your face. I've trained myself to do that just so I won't get crow's feet in between my eyebrows. LOL. Good Luck.
Yes I do relate to this topic
I also have an imtimdating voice when elevated
What I do is insert a LOL statement to keep the flow not so intense.
