See I, like I assume most folks do, have a few different laughs. Like a big boisterous laugh, a sort of giggle, and others. I also have a personal laugh, literally a subdued little laugh I do when I think something and that thought is funny enough to physically laugh. And I'm pretty sure I've never done the laugh in front of other folks.
So what does this have to do with voice? It's situational, the laugh only comes out when I'm alone (or at least out of earshot). Now, in my personal speech I pretty much have one way of talking. For instance, I let loose with the profanity in front of my Grandma the same as I will with friends. But I know the average person has situational awareness in their manner of speaking. And applying that to writing may not show through so much to the audience, but can assist in the writing process a great deal.
Every character should have their own distinctive voice, and assuming I've managed that task in a script or book I start to think about the situational awareness of the characters. This usually comes in when I'm into a 3rd or later draft, fine tuning as it were. My lead doesn't use the same manner of speaking or set of words when he is talking to the love interest as he does when he's trying to defend himself against his oppressive boss. And understanding that difference changes the dynamic of the characters, both amongst themselves and to the audience.
Like I said I almost never change up the way I speak regardless of the situation. But I was thinking about my coveted personal laugh a couple days ago, and then it's correlation to trying to build in those little touches to give a bit of dialogue something special. And those slight changes in voice for a character may go unnoticed, but can give them and the whole script life.
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