To listen to Eartha Kitt's unique speaking voice and to hear her strangely accented singing, an uninitiated fan might think she hailed from the West Indies or perhaps some exotic European principality.
Adding to his appeal was his unique speaking voice: his not wholly successful efforts to rid himself of his natural Cockney accent resulted in a clipped, much-imitated speaking pattern.
This was part of the Emperor's ambitious larger plan to foster and strengthen a sense of nationalism among Brazil's diverse citizenry giving them a common identity and history as residents of a unique Portuguese-speaking empire, surrounded by Hispanic-American Republics.
William Shatner Star Trek star's 1968 unique "speak-singing" take on "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" became a cult hit.
In the end, his voice — sometimes tender, sometimes fiery, always unique — speaks for itself.
He believed that the Assembly gave the smaller countries such as Norway a "unique opportunity for speaking in the councils of the world".
A proponent of expanded drilling in both the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, incumbent U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) trotted out a unique defense while speaking to a meeting of Lexington area business and civic leaders.
Gordon-Levitt honed his French accent by listening to Petit ("he has a unique way of speaking"), learned about engaging his core and arm muscles to stay tight while walking and discovered why Petit would recline during a performance (theater, yes, but also because that pole gets heavy).
"Beats has a unique brand, it speaks to a nice young demographic, which is really interesting to marketers," says Peter Csathy, former president of Musicmatch.
His standing provided him with a unique place to speak for those who were silenced and he made great use of it in the name of universal human dignity.
