To expect people to speak up?

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Especially if they run a meeting or training course. I think it is rude if someone speaks at a level that cannot be heard across the room, and continue to speak quietly even after having been asked to speak up. I cannot think of many reasons why people genuinely can't speak up - very sore throat, no vocal cords?

Maybe you scare them?
Your might intimidate some folk.

??? I'm not scary, I'm usually too meek to ask people to speak up. But AIBU to expect public speakers to talk louder than a whisper?

Well of corse you're not bu if you are sure that it's the speakers fault and not that they should have been provided with a mic or your hearing isn't as good as you think.

I get the hump when my dh speaks to me on his 'hands free' thing with the window open as its so annoying.

Yanbu. I don't like it, either, when they take a question from the floor that the rest of the audience can't hear and don't repeat the question, just reply to it. Lots of people do that.

Yanbu, I am quite deaf and find these things very hard.