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Hans Rutger Bosker Ph.D.

About

Hans Rutger Bosker, Ph.D., leads the Speech Perception in Audiovisual Communication (SPEAC) research group at the Donders Institute of Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. His background is in phonetics and psycholinguistics.

Recent Posts
How Our Hands Help Us Speak
Want to get your message across? Use your hands. New research shows that even the simplest flicks of the hands help you speak.
Here’s How Trump Can Boost His Charisma
The sound of a speaker’s voice is a major factor in a person’s charisma. A novel study shows that public speakers can boost their perceived charisma by talk-ing-with-a-rhy-thm.
Huh? What You Say?
Ever found yourself struggling to have a conversation in a busy bar with many competing talkers? A new study shows that talking with a more regular rhythm helps!
Your Own Voice Can Influence Your Perception of Speech

We all differ in how fast we speak but how does this affect our hearing? A new study shows that talking at a fast rate yourself can change how you perceive another talker’s vowels.

We all differ in how fast we speak but how does this affect our hearing? A new study shows that talking at a fast rate yourself can change how you perceive another talker’s vowels.

Time Flies When You’re Having Fun

“Time flies when you’re having fun” also applies to speech perception: speech actually sounds faster when you’re multitasking.

“Time flies when you’re having fun” also applies to speech perception: speech actually sounds faster when you’re multitasking.

Trump Trumps Phonetic Rulebook

Acoustic analysis of the speech of Trump and Clinton shows that Trump speaks with less regular timing. How does speech style contribute to people’s overall speaker impressions?

Acoustic analysis of the speech of Trump and Clinton shows that Trump speaks with less regular timing. How does speech style contribute to people’s overall speaker impressions?