Making a speech sound like somebody you don’t know might sound impossible, but thanks to lots of experience we know precisely how to do this. The way you answer your questions, the words you use all help us to build a picture of you. Where you live, your job, hobbies etc. all dictate your social and cultural references and therefore what words and phrases you would use. In other words, we know how to pick out all the pieces to make it sound like you.