Why Can You Hear Your Voice Differently on a Phone Call?

Imagine you're speaking to your friend across the room, and then suddenly you start talking on the phone. Your voice sounds different because of how sound travels, it’s like comparing hearing a loud dog bark in person versus listening to the same dog barking through a small speaker. On a phone call, your voice goes through a tiny speaker and microphone that change the way sound is heard.

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When you're talking on the phone, your voice sounds like it's coming from a small speaker, not from your mouth.
Imagine recording yourself singing into a tiny radio; that’s how your voice feels when you hear it on a call.
It's like listening to yourself through a funhouse mirror, slightly distorted but still familiar.

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