What is your speech pattern?

My speech starts out rapid and I can be lost on what I say, followed by short, clipped mutters that may or may not be coherent, with my tone rising dramatically and concluded flatness and a touch of sarcasm.



So, Ne-Ti-Fe-Si.

Thinking - Short, clipped: My primary form of speaking. Usually used to conserve energy and annoyance.

Sensing - Monotone, flat: My default tone, although I'm guessing it results less from Si than from the lack of emotional interference. However, I use it as a contingency plan.

Intuition - Rapid, can get lost in what is being said: Speech pattern used when I wish to elaborate upon something. Usually punctuated by pauses.

Feeling - Very modulated, with emotion: Last resort. Only used in arguing with my Feeling mother when she's having her period, or when my principles are mangled beyond repair by someone.

[B]intuition - rapid, can get lost in what is being said
feeling - very modulated, with emotion[/B

Mostly I'm the above typed,but when I get upset or when I'm nervous I can be like the thinking or sensing.

sensing- monotone, flat
feeling - very modulated, with emotion

Seems a bit contradictory?

I certainly fit the feeling description, but I don't think any of the others.

For the most part, monotone and flat. I agree with Trigun though. When I talk about a big interest of mine, I will be very non-linear and forget my original point. I had to learn to catch myself after going off on my own tangent and say "My point is..." in those cases.

I think relative to other feelers, though, I have a bit more difficulty modulating my voice. Rather, I've adopted a consistent kind and gentle tone that I carry through my speech. Also, I always speak in a passive voice.

If you met me in real life, you'll find that the things I say and the way I say them are drastically different than how I express myself in writing here (my writing tends to make me seem more aggressive and daring when I sound much calmer in reality).

Originally Posted by JungianGraphologist

As each of the four functions of feeling, thinking, intuition, sensing are equated with a particular speech pattern

thinking - short, clipped
sensing- monotone, flat
intuition - rapid, can get lost in what is being said
feeling - very modulated, with emotion

Yes, this is pretty much dead on. Being an intuitive, I frequently go off into tangent land and sometimes lose the point of the conversation but I am quick to notice this and rivive the original topic, I don't always see it as a negative thing, its just my way of exploring options. My voice fluctuates a lot, it goes to monotone when I am nervous - I almost sound automated to hitting a range of emotional tones at just the right time to clarify on a point as I think how you say something makes a lot of difference. Since I talk alot about political, wordly stuff, I want my points to come across with conviction which kinda makes me feel like a politician but thats not my intent, I intend for my words to have substance.

This would put me in pure N land!

Short, abstract, and full of broken pauses that may not seem natural as I search for precisely the right word or expression.

I find myself tripping over my own tonugue, especially when I'm trying to talk out ideas. It's like I've never heard my voice before, or something.
Over and over. >.<

Then again, I myself in positions where my speech patterns and tone mimic all of the choices (or a blending thereof) on the list.

Apparently I use strange comparisons and weird metaphors...talk fast with frequent breaks to think...so people have a very hard time understanding and often go WTF.