He had a sweet, low manner of speaking, and pronounced his words as you do: that's less gruff than we talk here, and softer.

But their skin conductivity changed consistently even when they thought the chalkboard sound was from music and rated it as less unpleasant.

After the psalmodies, the bells, the peals, and knells and offices, the sound of these little girls burst forth on a sudden more sweetly than the noise of bees.

Pure vowel sounds, articulation, proper breathing, expressive speaking patterns, a pleasing vocal range, naturalness, all these will make you get twice the result with half the effort.

He would open the door, blow "three or four or five unquestionably sweet and expert notes on a cornet" - and then disappear.