Stentorian

(pronounced sten-tawr-ee-un) adjective

Definition

extremely loud. [From Stentor, a Greek herald in the Trojan War, who had a very loud and powerful voice.]

Main Example

Just before the president of the United States enters the House to address members of Congress, as happened in late January when President Obama delivered his sixth state of the union speech, there is a stentorian announcement by the sergeant at arms, “Mr. Speaker, the President of the United States!”

Workplace Examples

Here's my suggestion to our top management: individual employees or teams whose performance during the year is more than outstanding, say “super exemplary,” should be profiled in the company's annual report. That sort of loud, stentorian recognition could potentially inspire the entire workforce.
Stan has such a booming, stentorian voice that I've begun calling him “Stan the Stentor” or just Stentor Stan. The moniker has a ring to it, don't you think?

Other Examples

while delivering a speaker evaluation at his Toastmasters club, this author saying: “When I say you must speak louder, I don't mean it has to be in stentorian tones or something. Just be loud enough so that you are perfectly audible even at the very back of the room.”
someone's stentorian snoring becoming a source of marital problems
the stentorian headlines in newspapers around the world on the morning after the spectacular attacks of September 11, 2001; Russian leader Putin earning stentorian criticism from the West for his doings in Ukraine; the stentorian voice of our most authoritative newspapers such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal
the ruthless personality and stentorian voice we have come to expect of drill sergeants after the Oscar winning depiction of such a character by actor Louis Gossett Jr. in the famous movie “An Officer and a Gentleman”
discussing the legacy of acclaimed actors Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne (a husband and wife team which dominated American theatre from the early 1920s until their retirement in 1972), actress and singer Carol Channing telling CBS “Sunday Morning”: “They laid down the foundations of natural, normal theater...such as easy talking. It wasn't stentorian, Shakespearean tones. For the first time we had overlapping conversation.”