This becomes important if you have a lot of NPCs in your games. Raise your eyebrows as high as you can when speaking. Hold your arm across your chest to mimic being in a sling. Pull on your earlobes nervously and move your eyes around as if always looking for danger. Cross your arms, never smile, and crease your brow.
Accents are an excellent way to distinguish NPCs during a private conversation.
I learnt a poem about Suffolk men and their tractors when I was little. I only have to mouth the first syllable and suddenly I'm off, playing the Rustic innkeeper. Return to Contents Use Different Voices Change up the nature of your voice to give an NPC a unique identity. This is different than using an accent, though you can combine this with accents to greatly broaden your repertoire. I have to say that I suck when trying to do accents.