Uptalk

Uptalk is common in modern English and not inherently wrong. In casual conversation it can signal openness or check that the listener is following. Three examples, said with the pitch rising at the end: "I'm calling about the invoice?" "We finished the report on Friday?" "My name is Jordan, and I'm the new manager?" Each is a statement that comes out sounding like a question.

In presentations and interviews, constant uptalk can undermine authority, because every statement sounds tentative. The fix isn't a forced, flat tone: it's ending your key sentences with a downward inflection so the point lands. Record yourself and listen to the last word of each sentence.