Sound more certain with this intonation pattern

25 Jun 2026 · 0 min

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Hadar Shemesh shows how pitch patterns change how confident you sound. A rising tone at the end signals doubt, while a falling tone signals certainty. She demonstrates with sentences like "I work as a software developer and I have 5 years of experience" spoken both ways.

I think I know how to do that. That rising, rising intonation means that I'm kind of doubting myself. I don't know. I'm not sure. Versus I think I know how to do that. Rising, falling at the end. I think I know how to do that. When I drop at the end, it means that I'm more certain and more confident in what I'm saying. I work as a software developer and I have 5 years of experience. Versus I work as a software developer and I have 5 years of experience.