Sprechanlage - Intercom

I always get terribly nervous before pressing an intercom button. Even though I only have to utter the shortest of sentences, such as ‘Hi, it’s me,’ I’m still certain I’ll find some way to mess it up. My voice will crack unexpectedly and I’ll either sound like a pubescent teenager or a sex offender. Clearly if there’s a camera it makes it a little easier - if the vocals fail, they can still see its me. But that also adds a whole new level of paranoia: Is my hair looking ridiculous? Were they watching before I pressed the buzzer when I was picking my nose? Is there a whole bunch of other people crowded around the video screen pointing and laughing? So I’m not a fan of intercoms and entry systems. People should be forced to come down their stairs and let me in personally. Sure, that might be ten flights of stairs, but at least I’ll be more comfortable, and that’s all that matters.