Do you know someone who uses that “girly” voice in the workplace?
Kimberly Friedmutter explains why using a baby voice in the workplace may bring about the exact opposite results that a woman is wanting:
“Baby talk worked with daddy, it’ll work with hubby. The problem is that one is heard as fake, phony, disconnected, etc., as opposed to the desired result of vulnerable, delicate, dainty and feminine. It’s a societal ‘miss’ and generally backfires.”