Anyone else have a tendency towards talking in a monotonous voice?

I can't say I've noticed over the years, but people sometimes bring it up and say that I have a very monotonous voice, which often leads to people thinking I'm either joking or lacking in humour. Those that know me well often know better, but then again that isn't always the case.

If I'm joking or trying to be sarcastic I often have to clarify that I am otherwise sometimes people can't tell.

I have a tendency to "over-act" because of this, as I like to be expressive in terms of gestures and sometimes put too much effort in my voice to make it sound less flat to make sure my point comes across that it probably comes across as fake and not genuine. I tend to get into the habit of immediately explaining what I mean after I make a statement- this is often reflected in my stories I write when I think about it, with most of my characters I tend to use too many adjectives when I really need to "show not tell" more but I'm always worried about not getting the character's point across.

I am sometimes nicknamed a robot by my sister, but I swear I'm not all bad when you get to know me. Right? Eh...probably. Either that or I'm secretly a cyborg set on world domination who doesn't know it yet.

So how about you? Ever have similar issues? Any thoughts or anything you want to add on this? :eusa_danc Yeah....