Episode 125 – Soft Words for Pets

This was a tough podcast to edit because there’s a place in it where I speak in a loud voice to illustrate my point. When that part of the recording occurred, I had the same problem I had when I recorded the audio books. My animals are so used to me speaking softly that the volume and tone of my voice caused them to orient toward me immediately with, unfortunately, apprehensive expressions on their furry little faces.

How do you communicate to animals that you’re not yelling when they hear you yelling? Or hear what certainly sounds like your yelling voice coming out of speakers on the desk in front of you? In my case, I tried to explain it was only a recording as I zipped through that part of the podcast as quickly as possible. They all wandered off so I guess it worked.