"In acoustics, loudness is the subjective perception of sound pressure. More formally, it is defined as the 'attribute of auditory sensation in terms of which sounds can be ordered on a scale extending from quiet to loud'."
Volume refers to the loudness or softness of the voice and is used in paralinguistic communication to indicate emphasis or mood.
Pitch: The highness or lowness of a voice when speaking.
Tone: The emotional state conveyed through one's voice.
Loudness: The intensity of one's voice when speaking.
Inflection: The rise and fall of one's voice when speaking, often conveying emphasis or emotion.
Pace: The speed at which one speaks, including pauses and breaks.
Timbre: The quality or texture of one's voice, including its unique characteristics such as raspiness or breathiness.
Accent: The specific way in which one pronounces words based on their regional or cultural background.
Stress: The emphasis placed on certain syllables or words within a sentence.
Volume control: The ability to regulate the loudness of one's voice in different social and communication contexts.
Prosody: The overall rhythm and intonation of speech, including how it relates to syntax and meaning.
Nonverbal cues: Gestures and facial expressions that accompany speech and can convey additional meaning.
Context: The specific situation and environment in which communication takes place, including the social and cultural norms that may impact volume and other forms of paralinguistic communication.
Cultural humility: Being aware of and respectful of different communication styles and cultural norms in different contexts.
Active listening: Paying careful attention to volume and other paralinguistic cues during communication to better understand the speaker's message.
Emotion management: Being able to regulate one's own volume and paralinguistic communication in different situations to better convey meaning and emotion.
Loud Volume: Speaking loudly to express strong emotions or to get someone's attention.
Soft Volume: Speaking softly to convey intimacy, gentleness or shyness.
Normal Volume: Speaking at a normal level of loudness.
Falsetto Volume: Speaking in an unnaturally high pitched voice.
Whispered Volume: Speaking in a hushed, quiet voice to convey secrecy or intimacy.
Shouting Volume: Speaking in an extremely loud voice to convey anger or excitement.
Scream Volume: Speaking in a high-pitched tone while shouting or yelling.
Clipped Volume: Speaking in short, crisp, and sharp phrases.
Hushed Volume: Speaking in a low and restrained tone to convey intimacy.
Mumbling Volume: Speaking in a low or inarticulate voice with little clarity, often due to being shy, nervous, or unconfident.
Monotone Volume: Speaking in a single, unchanging tone.
Intense Volume: Speaking forcefully and emphatically to convey strong feelings.
Calm Volume: Speaking in a relaxed, composed tone to convey a feeling of tranquillity.
Stuttering Volume: Speaking in a hesitant and staccato way due to a speech impediment or nervousness.
"The relation of physical attributes of sound to perceived loudness consists of physical, physiological and psychological components."
"The study of apparent loudness is included in the topic of psychoacoustics."
"The study of apparent loudness...employs methods of psychophysics."
"In different industries, loudness may have different meanings and different measurement standards."
"Some definitions, such as ITU-R BS.1770 refer to the relative loudness of different segments of electronically reproduced sounds, such as for broadcasting and cinema."
"Others, such as ISO 532A (Stevens loudness, measured in sones), ISO 532B (Zwicker loudness), DIN 45631 and ASA/ANSI S3.4, have a more general scope and are often used to characterize loudness of environmental noise."
"More modern standards, such as Nordtest ACOU112 and ISO/AWI 532-3 (in progress) take into account other components of loudness, such as onset rate, time variation, and spectral masking."
"Loudness, a subjective measure, is often confused with physical measures of sound strength such as sound pressure, sound pressure level (in decibels), sound intensity or sound power."
"Weighting filters such as A-weighting and LKFS attempt to compensate measurements to correspond to loudness as perceived by the typical human."