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Trans people tend to be well aware of the ways in which (perceived) gender is indexically linked to the voice. Focusing on the understudied population of trans men, we present one of the first studies on style shift in trans speakers, considering the phonetic features of trans men's speech in different contexts, and their own beliefs about vocal cues to gender perception. Our participants (n = 7) provided read speech samples with contrasting imagined listeners, and discussed their voices and experiences in semi-structured interviews. Acoustic and qualitative analyses show that our participants adopted lower, narrower pitch ranges when they imagined speaking to a stranger, though individuals differed in the ways they altered their vowel formants and /s/ production. The interview data provide further insights into trans men's speech styles, self-monitoring, and pursuit of authenticity, highlighting shared concerns about voice training apps, safety, and representation for trans people.