Jefferson Fisher

And at least people wondering, is this the end of the sentence or is this a question?

Not really sure why, because the tone positions it that way.

It makes it hard.

What I find so fascinating personally for me, because I'm a nerd about communication is how the word doesn't change.

But if the tone does, it's a totally different context.

Just take the word.

Okay.

If I say, okay.

Or, okay.

Or, okay.

Same word every single time.

Very different communication.

Very different message that gets sent across.

And you add in text, which is a very low emotion medium, then there's nothing but a lot of miscommunication to be had over text.

If you want to sound more assertive, rather than going up with your tone, I want you to go down with your tone.

Now, that does not mean you need to have a deep voice whatsoever.

You can have a higher register, a higher pitch, and you can still go lower when you talk.

It has a way of

putting finality, like a period added, rather than a question mark.

So if you want to sound more assertive, less question marks and more periods.