In the middle of a conference this morning when I hear him at top volume. Post-conference, I (extremely nicely and politely, but not too sugar-coated that it sounded sarcastic) said that I could hear his phone conversation while I was in my office. I asked if there was some problem with his phone or any other problem that might be causing him to talk so loudly (opening it up for him to tell me about hearing problems, hearing-impaired family members, etc.) since this seems to keep happening. His response?
"No, you must just be sensitive to my voice."
Instead of saying that I'm certainly not sensitive to voices with three kids who I have to frequently tune out (I exercised a whole lot of restraint), I said that I didn't think I was the only one who had noticed that his voice is sometimes rather loud, and I would appreciate it if he could keep it down. He *whispered* "fine."
Right after that, someone else walked down the hall and said to him, "Did you just say that someone is sensitive to your voice? Because I must be too - I hear you all the time from my office." Intern's response: "Well, I just have to start whispering from now on."
Thanks for all of your good advice. I'll be working from home until his internship is over.