[sageofages]

Originally posted by tinydancer
Perhaps he has a hearing loss and doesn't realize how loudly he is speaking. Some people come from families where everyone is loud and it's natural to them to speak loudly.

But maybe he is just being a jerk...

Even if he doesn't have a hearing loss, perhaps a family member close to him does. My mother has a profound hearing loss and I find after I have been around her for a while, the volume of my voice is elevated. Takes me a few days and some crazy looks to get the modulation back into a more normal range.

I would politely take him aside and ask him if it is the case he is around someone daily with such a difficulty. Gently advise him that his voice carries rather clearly and if he doesn't learn to keep it down, it will be a hinderance in his future career plans.

You would be doing him a service by providing him with clear and specific feedback regarding his work performance. Afterall, isn't that the point of an internship...to learn?