Essays on Voice

Introduction

The deployment in this case involves the process of ensuring that VoIP services are put into operation to be used by clients across the wider communication network. The VoIP itself is the technology that permits the processing of voice message and its transfer over internet protocol (IP) networks. Some of the examples of the IP networks are internet and Ethernet LANs. In fact, voice over internet protocol is a technique and a collection of numerous technologies that help in the delivery of voice communications plus sessions of the multimedia over internet protocol networks. IP telephony, broadband telephony, IP communications, Continue reading...

Voice Stress Analysis

Voice Stress Analysis

Introduction

Voice Stress Analysis (VSA) is a technology that can help in recording the psychophysiological stress responses in the human voice, especially in conditions when the person is in psychological stress due to some external stimulus, such as questions, and consequences related to the answer could be highly undesirable for subject under trial.

Lie detection is one of the most important procedures in identifying the deceptive mind. Many theories have been presented about lie detection throughout the history. In the police interrogation, “gut reaction” is considered as an important tool to identify whether the person is telling Continue reading...

“An employee’s voice describes how employees raise concerns and express their interests, solve problems, contribute and participate in workplace decision making” (Pyman et al, 2006, p. 543).

The type of voice an employee possesses on a job helps in establishing the essence of relationship between employee and employer relationship. A voice is an expression of discontent, engagement towards management decisions and demonstration of mutual relationship between employee and the employer (Dundon, 2004). In today’s organisations there are various kinds of voice that are practiced by the employees, it all depends on the nature and structure of the Continue reading...

ABSTRACT

Voice over IP is a communication service which uses packet based networks in order to communicate among internet users. This service has provided substitute of mobile telephony by implementing low cost communication services. In this research work, we have provided a brief introduction of architecture and implementation of VoIP. A cost and benefit analysis of this service is also explained and on the basis of this analysis, we have proposed the use of VoIP as beneficial as compared to other communication ways using mobile networks. A discussion on implementation of VoIP in different organizations will also be discussed in Continue reading...

Abstract

This research is seeking to establish good voice interaction systems to help curb road incarnage resulting from driving distracters. To achieve this, various methods o data collection and analysis are going to be explored. Among the key methods in this research will be going through written journals, electronic sources that include the websites and website articles as well as field resources such as interviews. Existing research on voice iteractive systems will also add value to this research. However, much cannot be achieved without paying key attention to the sources and nature of driving distracters. Findings of this research paper Continue reading...

Abstract

Finding the correct balance between security, cost effectiveness and ease of use presents a major headache for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). This is because maintaining a large workforce and clerical staff for the purposes of managing database and internal systems can be a costly practice. MPS staff also require different log in details for the different accounts they hold in different job roles. This paper examines different approaches such as Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and RSA encryption and how they may be utilized in the MPS context.

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Voice Interaction Systems for better Driving

Voice interactions systems are becoming more popular in the motor-vehicle industry. The systems are indicating an increasing popularity due to the extensive use evident almost in the entire world. The experience is the latest driving is associated with functionalities systems like navigation, electric windows, air-conditioning, mobile telecommunication, seat adjustment, multimedia content and many others. There is an increased completion in the vehicles menu structures and the control panels that exists in a car’s information system (Bonneau, & Blanchard, 2008). These voice interaction systems are hazardous to the safety of drivers since they lead to diverting the attention of the Continue reading...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

- Two popular forms of analysis when attempting to assess if an individual is lying include polygraph tests and voice stress assessments. The two tests are similar in nature when concerning their directive and administration, but are gauged rather differently. For example, according to Ken Alder’s, “The Lie Detectors: The History of an American Obsession,” base questions are given prior to the technical polygraph test, wherein the individual is connected to a machine that will monitor heart rate and pulse in an attempt to assess honesty . In comparison, Harry Hollien and associates, authors of, “Issues in Forensic Voice,” Continue reading...

In Samuel Beckett’s Company, he uses variations of the word “devise,” “deviser,” “device,” and “devising.” In this paper the use of these words, which are used by Beckett with some frequency will be analyzed. The words will be analyzed as per their meaning, and in how “meaning” fit the contextual elements of Beckett’s text. The paper will be argued from an etymological perspective, to investigate whether words have different forms of meaning, and how Becket may be playing with the meaning of words. Although Beckett bombards the text with formations of the word “devise” in a seemingly Continue reading...

Abstract:

The paper mainly covers a general overview of VoIP security issues for both commercial and agency users. It also outlines the basic steps needed to secure an organizations VoIP network. The security considerations of VoIP networks for Public Switched Telephone Networks (PSTN) are not within the scope of this study since they require much broader coverage.
The primary goal of this research paper is to provide a basic guideline in order to understand existing capabilities of VoIP and identify various security gaps. It also addresses the various threats and vulnerabilities in VoIP systems and poses several recommendations.

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Dear Sir:
I am pleased to present the report “VoIP”. The report has been prepared to understand the cost-effectiveness of VoIP for our company. The objective of this report is to understand how VoIP works and how it is beneficial for organizations. The report has been divided into six sections, which talk about the working of VoIP, the types of VoIP, the advantages of VoIP, the advantages of VoIP in respect to businesses, the disadvantages of VoIP and the conclusion respectively.
My recommendation to you after having prepared this report is to implement VoIP system in our company. Continue reading...

This paper is aimed at exploring various elements through which our nonverbal behavior affects our communication. This paper starts with a brief introduction about non-verbal communication and then proceeds to defining it. After a brief definition of non-verbal communication this paper presents several elements of non-verbal nature which play vital role in non-verbal communication. Further in the paper these elements are shown in respect of their role in overall communication. The paper is concluded with a brief and concise conclusion at the end. This paper mainly addresses the situation of a public speaker in order to analyze the effects Continue reading...

Question one: “What are the errors of accidence and syntax with reference to parts of speech?”

While giving a speech, there are certain repetitive errors of accident and syntax that narrators make. These errors may be found in either pronunciation or in the format in which the words are arranged in a sentence (Pennington, 2008). Errors of accident occur in different cases one is omission of a word, change of tense, pluralizing or singularizing, use of wrong article and repetition. In a sentence like, “a car overturned the bridges and the car caused the accident.” All these errors occur. The article “a’ is used instead of “the” at the start while the word at is Continue reading...

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In 2007, it was announced that one of the popular songs of singer Bob Dylan was about to be remixed. It came across as a shock to rock’n roll fans worldwide who considered this remix idea as if someone is trying to draw a moustache on Leonardo DaVinci’s famous Mona Lisa portrait. The song to be remixed was, “Most Likely You Go Your Way” and a new video was to be released for the remix that was directed by Rupert Jones. For this purpose, hundreds of Bob Continue reading...

Live Concert Analysis - Reggae - Bob Marley & The Wailer’s (1975)

Introduction

Bob Marley & The Wailers is band reggae from Jamaica that was created by Bob Marley, Hubert Winston McIntosh (Peter Tosh) and Neville Livingston (Bunny Wailer) in 1963. Peter Tosh trained Bob Marley and Bunny wailer into using the musical instruments that is, playing guitar, keyboards, and the percussions (Chesebro 256-270). In the later years, the band had increased in number, and when Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left the band in 1974, Bob Marley organized international tours, and a high number of his band members were from Continue reading...

Part One

- I will be talking about the relationship between me and my brother. I am nine years his senior and because of the age gap, we did not grow up being close to each other. He was always alone and would do most things himself, but there are also instances when he would come to me for something.
- Our relationship is working well. Despite the big age difference and his preference to be by himself most of the time, we understand each other well. He respects me, and that includes my things. He does not go through my Continue reading...

What is CVSA?

Computerized Voice Stress Analyzer (CVSA) is a lie detection software program that is designed to measure the changes in a subject’s voice patterns caused by physical efforts or stress as he tries to hide deceptive responses when speaking during an investigative interview. The CVSA program is among lie detection technologies that purport to work by analyzing voice stresses (Damphousse, 2014). During testing process, a subject will be speaking as the microphone plugged into the computer taps his voice patterns for analysis. When the subject speaks, frequencies of his voice patterns will form dynamic graphs on the computer screen. Continue reading...

A. O. Hirschman – selections
The Essay under discussion is "Exit, Voice, and the State," whose ideas are curved by Albert Hirschman. The essay begins by his sighting the general idea of his book, Exit, Voice, and Loyalty. The rationale behind the book is that one has the option of voicing their concerns in a state or organization, or exit the entity (page 2). Exit usually occurs when a party’s interests are not met by the organization in which they are a member. The essay first explains exit in the scope of the work of Jean Rousseau. The philosopher Continue reading...

Child narration is not an easy technique in writing novels, yet in the novel “Beasts of No Nation”, Iweala uses the technique most effectively to create an elucidating picture for his audience. Through the eyes of a child, he presents the issue of war, loss of childhood and death in a way that adults can remember and question the damaging effects of these issues on children. The child narrator question the things adults take for granted and can make a horrible situation more appealing to a reader. In addition, the author uses the voice of the child to show Continue reading...

IP SUB NETTING

INTRODUCTION
Voice over Internet Protocol or IP telephony is a routing protocol for voice communication over IP-based internet networks. Unlike traditional dedicated-circuit switched networks, voice data flows through generalized packet-switched networks.
Voice over IP is increasingly adopted in the world due to its inherent features and benefits. Organizations all over the world have saved millions worth of resources by adoption voice over IP communication to replace traditional telephone systems. Through network consolidation, transmission of data, voice, and video signals have been facilitated as a result significantly reducing the cost of set up and maintenance. Thus, different multimedia devices have Continue reading...

“Chrysler Eminem Super Bowl Commercial – Imported from Detroit” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKL254Y_jtc) is a commercial that introduces Chrysler 200 automobile, rebranding Chrysler by positioning it in direct relation with Detroit city, as it is observed from the title of the commercial, which is also the slogan of the advertisement: “The Chrysler 200 has arrived. Imported from Detroit”. The commercial makes use of ethos, logos and pathos to reach its audience, the targeted customers for buying the Chrysler 200 automobile, and to position it on the market as a Detroit product, rhetorical mechanisms that will be further investigated in this essay.
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Chronologically from the first generation of telephony (1G) that carried only analog voice data, to the current fourth generation (4G) of mobile technology, telecommunications have evolved over the years to cater for the growing networking demands of present day mobile communications users. Each generation has been developed building upon the previous technology to improve on it in order to deliver better services. The generations (G) specify the classes of technology, each having its own data rates and devices associated with it.
- EVOLUTION OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
The 1G cellular networks started in the early 1980s and were designed Continue reading...

Music

“Lost Your Head Blues” was popular during the last half of the Roaring Twenties. It was sung and written by Bessie Smith, a black singer from Chattanooga, Tennessee who became known as the Empress of the Blues. Frank Music ASCAP published the song in 1926. The style is down home blues from the South with a city feel. The instrumentalists were trombonist Charlie Green and cornetist Joe Smith; the pianist may have been James P. Johnson. “Flow my Tears” was written by John Dowland who was born in England in 1563. He composed and played songs for the lute. Continue reading...

While using the language of the society during the communication in public, a person might find it hard to connect the words in a string that will truly convey the initially intended meaning; at the same time, the very same person might find no obstacles in socializing with close relatives, who belong to a small closed society called «family». For this reason, some people are inevitably forced to have two usually unbalanced identities: one for home and one for the society. As a consequence, one might face the necessity to loosen the family ties and primary identity and develop Continue reading...

When people’s emotions change, their body language, voice and facial expression changes, as well. Not a lot of people can pick up the changes in pitch, tone and volume. These are important factors to consider when analyzing the emotion of someone you are speaking to, especially if the conversation is over the phone (Gobl, Christer, and Ailbhe Nı́ Chasaide 189). Voice quality plays a vital role in communicating emotions, attitudes, reactions and moods. By knowing or understanding these things, an individual will be able to judge the emotion of someone that they are talking to.
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1. What issues need to be dealt with before the King found his voice?
In the movie, The King’s Speech, which starred Colin Firth as King George VI of England, needed to deal with different issues in his personal, professional, and family life. For one, the debilitating issue of his being found to be afflicted with a speech impediment (both stuttering and stammering) worried him and his wife, Elizabeth, who was played by Helena Bonham Carter in the movie . This was the major issue in the film since ascending to the throne as King George VI requires a Continue reading...

Colleen J. McElroy’s poem, “Military Woman: Evolution,” is a poem that describes the changes a woman experiences while spending a career in the military. It is written from the point of view of the woman herself. McElroy makes use of several poetic devices including speaker, voice, structure, tone, imagery, and repetition to demonstrate to readers that the evolution this military woman experiences is an evolution of not only her view of woman in the military, but also her self as a woman and as a military woman.
McElroy’s choice to write this poem from a first person Continue reading...

It is important to study about language and verbal behavior because it helps understand other people in a better way. Language or verbal behavior is defined as an operant behavior, which is strengthened by other people’s mediation (Skinner, 1957). This can be well explained as a practical relationship existing between the behavior of a person speaking, as well as the conditions in their environment. However, in this relationship, an important question, on how reinforcement between the speaker and the other people occurs arises.
According to research, it is clear that children acquire a number of language skills mainly Continue reading...

Voice Stress Analysis

Voice Stress Analysis

Polygraph is to elicit admissions even before the exam
Although courts have not generally allowed polygraph evidences, there are cases when they can be complimentary to the court’s findings. However, the court should qualify its expert examiners, device and the conditions under which the examination will take place. The polygraph tests are done in advance because the jury does not want being usurped by their findings. As the findings from polygraph can be erroneous, courts are normally reluctant to endorse them, because they are taken as close to calculated gamble. Therefore, they should come even Continue reading...

Application of Leadership Practice Concepts

Application of Leadership Practice Concepts

Introduction

Today’s global business social scientists and business experts alike examine organizational culture influencing institutional, factional, and personal behavior aligned to leadership practices. The growing body of literature available on this timely subject shows one conclusion that Hartnell, Ou, Yi, and Kinicki (2011), and Schein (2004) describe a company culture as a shared set of implicitly accepted assumptions binding each member in thought, perception, and reaction to various work related environments and how this effects production, company goals and development.
The focus of this scholarly investigation as an application of leadership practice concepts through Continue reading...

Chinese state media presentation is direct to the point, with active voice, and devoid of unnecessary stories compared to their counter part of the foreign media, which is full of political indifferent, passive voice characterized with feeling of negativism. To be fully informed one need to read both of them so to be fully informed.
Maybe is true to say the fear of the government has reduced the reporting reflected in Chinese media is pro-government. One can hear the government tone just from reading the article. In fact the reader especially from liberal nation would confuse the report to Continue reading...

The article written by Detert and Burris (2007) entitled “Leadership Behavior and Employee Voice: Is the Door Really Open?” and published in the Academy of Management Journal explored the relevance and implications of open communication in the work setting. Specifically, the authors examined any potential relationship among the variables which were investigated, such as: (1) two leadership types which were considered change-oriented: transformational leadership and managerial openness; and (2) subordinate improvement-oriented voice . Voice, in the discourse, was explicitly defined as “the discretionary provision of information intended to improve organizational functioning to someone inside an organization with the perceived authority Continue reading...

Introduction

Culture and non-verbal communication are a study in contrast considering that in most cases, non-verbal cues vary depending on an individual's culture. The manner at which one ethnic group uses non-verbal cues may have a different meaning in another culture. Thus, in some instances, miscommunication happens. It is therefore of prime importance that people learn the various cultural differences and similarities when in a different country. Such is the case in the movie, Outsourced (2006), when lead character Todd Anderson's team of call center agents was relieved of their job because the company decided to outsource their job to Continue reading...

English

Group think refers to the mode of thinking that individuals engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group as the members strive for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise other alternative causes of action (Zaremba 172). In groupthink, do people follow the quiet-moral voice or the aggressive-loud voice? Malcolm X, an outspoken civil rights leader in the 1960’s said, “Nobody can give you freedom.you take it” (YouTube, 2008). Obviously, Malcolm x was the aggressive-loud voice of civil rights in the black American community. In contrast, Elijah Muhammad, another black civil rights leader, was characterized Continue reading...

One of the most brilliant songs with amazing vocals and vocals arrangement in the history of songs is the song “We are the World”. The song embraces a wide range of dynamics, sound quality with backing vocals to give a wonderful connection to the lyrics. Notably to this is the chorus where the artists blend their voices to produce amazing vocals. The dynamics of the vocals in the song help connect the lyrics of the song by appealing to the listeners depending on the person they are listening to since the song is composed of different artists all with Continue reading...

The following paper highlights the role of words or language in the life of the major character Liesel. The introduction shows that general background of the paper and the overall setting of the novel. Zusak integrates his voice in the novel as he use Liesel to show the difference that word make in the lives of individuals. The paper also compares the way that Hitler uses words to manipulate the German people against how Liesel uses language to ease the burden of the characters she interacts with. In addition, there are the influential factors that play an integral role Continue reading...

Verizon vs. AT&T

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Introduction

In the American telecommunications industry, the two leading companies engaged in a neck-to-neck battle are Verizon and AT&T. With both companies fighting to be the leading brand in this industry across voice and data services, it is important to understand the corporate culture of the two companies and how each approaches the market. Starting with a little of the company history, it is possible to put together each company’s approach to the market and what relative advantages each holds in the marketplace today. In addition, each company has been using its marketing and social Continue reading...

Commercial adverts have formed a crucial component of the industry and trade sector. With the new cutthroat competitions for space in the market, the media had been awash with all forms of adverts that promote various products. The aim of commercial adverts is to promote a product in such a way that it appeals to the target audience and that they can connect their lives with the product (Berger, 7). The advert seeks to engage the audience with a feeling that the product is destined to make their lives a better, healthier, popular, enlightened, and more attractive with the Continue reading...

Over the course of American history, one particular group has had, arguably, the most unique and challenging struggle since the end of the Civil War – African-Americans. Having come to this country in the holds of slave ships, been asked for hundreds of years to work as property for white men, and only receiving emancipation from slavery as the result of a bloody civil war, African-Americans already had a long road ahead in terms of asserting their place in American society. All manner of significant events and developments have occurred since then to mark their unique struggles – the fallout of Continue reading...

Over time, some people stand out from the rest and do something exceptional that others are fond of. They usually come from a background that does not tell the great future waiting ahead. In other words, they are people like everybody else, yet have a star on top of them. They use their potentials, talents and skills and come up with something innovative that answers people’s needs.
Jan Koum is one of the most successful entrepreneurs nowadays. He is the co-founder and CEO of WhatsApp Messenger, a messaging network that allows users to send and receive messages in Continue reading...