Interpersonal Edge: Tone and gesture are often more truthful than words

Q. My boss just did my review and told me I am monotone in my conversations at work. Apparently people read me as uninterested and disengaged. How important is tone of voice, and why does it matter what my tone is? Don’t people pay attention to my words?


Dawn (Hatter) Perry (far right) and her daughter, Lindsey Smith (far left) visit Kevin Hatter in the community room at East Lansing Health Care. Kevin loved Christmas. He was 47 years of age in photo with Santa. He died three weeks later from Huntington’s Disease complications.
The Michigan Department of Corrections is searching for prisoner Johnny Rodgers after he was mistakenly released from the Oakland County Jail at 6:03 p.m. August 24.
Mishael Freeman, 2-years-old and 7 months; Clara Freeman, 11-years-old; Daro Freeman, 8-years-old; Iris Freeman 17 months and their mother, Claretta Duckett-Freeman and Vickie Freeman, 9-years-old on the Capitol . All of the children have been breastfed.
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