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* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' CGI parody ''Sev Trek: Pus in Boots'', Lieutenant Barf is impersonated by a shapeshifting Alien of the Week who he takes on in a dramatic batleth duel [[YouFightLikeACow while exchanging the usual insults and puns]]. Later Barf pours out his troubles to the ship's counselor.
-->'''Barf:''' To destroy myself in combat brings me dishonour as a Klingoff warrior. And does my voice really sound that funny?

* Meru from ''SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' stopped talking after some boys made fun of her voice, and she recorded her voice to hear what it sounded like. She was so shocked, she started communicating via text messages. [[{{Troll}} Abusive Text Messages]].

* When Edge and RandyOrton impersonated D-Generation X, Orton (playing Shawn Michaels) imitated Michaels' "dancing" to the ring. When the real DX came out, the first thing Michaels says to TripleH is "You gotta tell me: do I really look that stupid?" HHH's reply? "Shawn, I'm not gonna lie to ya. (to Edge and Orton) What's with you guys?"

* In addition to the obvious pitch changes, it appears that you don't notice your own accent when speaking normally, but you do when you hear yourself in a recording.
* Sometimes band singers are actually advised not to listen to themselves in recording, because being self-conscious of one's voice can throw off the song horribly when the singer tries to compensate for something like an accent or perceived nasality (or even for something like a key change that actually enhances the song) or even leave the singer ''unable to sing'' in fear of how awful they "really" sound.
** This is a problem for especially beginning singers, and ''not'' primarily because of what they "really" sound like, but for ''getting past the fear of what one really sounds like''. This can be difficult, especially if surrounded by people who are convinced there is only one sound a "real singer" can have or being stuck in a genre focused on absolute vocal perfectionism (e.g. opera, a capella singing).

* Inverted in ''{{Hoodwinked}}''. Twitchy (Cory Edwards) is high on coffee and has to speak into a tape deck, which is played back at quarter speed to make it intelligible. His voice sounds just like Cory Edwards. Twitchy puts on a rather impressed, suave expression on hearing it.

* [[http://youtu.be/rP61SQA-UWw According to this interview]], the voice actress AndreaLibman, most recently known for her role as Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy in the MyLittlePony reboot WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic, isn't very fond of listening to her own voice.

* In the 2014 version of ''[[Film/{{Annie2014}} Annie]]'', when Annie sees video footage of herself for the first time, her reaction is "Whoa, my hair's gigantic!"

* In the first book of ''TheThrawnTrilogy'', Threepio's voice is modded to sound like Leia's so that he can act as a decoy. Leia herself, listening to him, wonders the phrase of this trope.
* Emma Bull's ''Literature/WarForTheOaks'' has the heroine under a spell that removes all glamours. A side-effect is that she can hear her voice as she sounds to other people, which is a bit disorienting.
* In ''TheTamuli'' series by David Eddings, Sparhawk has this reaction when they magically disguise Berit as Sparhawk.

* In ''TheNanny,'' Fran usually seemed absolutely oblivious to her [[AnnoyingLaugh nasal goose-honk]] like voice. One time, when hearing herself on TV, she said there must be something wrong with the set because sounded so nasal. However, later, when she's trying to climb out of a stuck elevator, she screams.

* In one episode of ''TheBigBangTheory'' Bernadette has become tired of hearing about Howard's trip to space and suggests he find something else to talk about, later he tries to bring it up at a Halloween party but he's afraid she'll tell him to stop and he gets upset, when she asks him what's wrong he responds while mocking her high pitched voice and she replies in a completely different voice "I don't sound like that!".

* Another variant in ''MST3K'', "Invasion of the Neptune Men".

* ''LoisAndClark'' episode "Virtually Destroyed": Clark is bemused by the Virtual Superman's style of speech, using cheesy terms like "Good Day Citizens!" and asks Lois if he really talks like that.

* ''TheWestWing'': "Anyone else do a good Bartlet?"

* Noteworthy variant in ''Film/HarryPotter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' when Hermione gets a look at her past self:

* In ''[[TheThirteenthWarrior The 13th Warrior]]'', as Ibn Fadlan is learning the Norse language, he catches the end of one viking doing an impression of another, to which the other says "I don't sound like that" ''in the exact same voice.''

* ''InvaderZim'' had Dib comment on how boring his explanations are when he meets a future version of himself. [[spoiler: Played with in that it's actually Zim talking through a robot duplicate. He even lapses into his usual speech patterns at one point.]]

TruthInTelevision. We hear our own voices through our own ears, which are interrupted by our brains' perception and we often perceive it as different than it really is and are surprised by the real thing. Part of this is because your voice reverberates through your ''own skull'', making it sound deeper.

-->-- [[BobAndGeorge ''Bob and George,'' comic #1890]]

* Sometimes band singers are actually advised not to listen to themselves in recording, because being self-conscious of one's voice can throw off the song horribly when the singer tries to compensate for something like an accent or percieved nasality (or even for something like a key change that actually enhances the song) or even leave the singer ''unable to sing'' in fear of how awful they "really" sound.

* Creator/CSLewis once noted his dismay, upon first hearing a recording of himself, at realizing that his Ulster brogue had faded during his years in England.

* ''{{The Spectacular Spider-Man}}'' episode "Persona":

* In the 2014 version of ''Film/{{Annie2014}}''

* ''Series/{{Castle}}'', in "Nikki Heat", when actress Natalie Rhodes starts dressing and acting like Beckett in order to research the lead role in an upcoming Nikki Heat movie. She gets Beckett's mannerisms eerily close:
-->'''Beckett''' (watching Natalie chew her knuckle): Do I really do that?
-->'''Castle''': Yes, and it's adorable.

* ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'': "Ready, Aim, Marry Me" Michael asks Tobias to record and listen to his own voice in order to hear himself. Tobias does notice something unusual in his style of speech but still manages to completely miss the point.
** Specifically, Michael wanted Tobias to notice that almost everything he says is an UnEntendre. Instead, he realizes he sounds [[spoiler:conceited]]. As an added bonus, his reaction to this realization is ''itself'' an UnEntendre: [[spoiler:"Tobias, you blowhard!"]]

* In one of the audio dramas for StargateSG1, Vala is being held in a prisoner and Daniel has to come in and negotiate for her release. Vala narrates the events that led to this situation, starting off with when she and the rest of SG 1 were beginning a mission. She imitates each of their voices.
-->'''Vala (as Daniel):''' Er, there are some interesting ruins in the shallows. I'd like to take a look at them and do some archaeological things.
-->'''Daniel:''' I don't sound like that.
-->'''Vala:''' Shut up. I'm talking.
-->'''Daniel:''' "Archaeological things"?

-->'''Mitchell:''' Do I really sound like that?

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