Wednesday, November 30, 2005
PowerPoint and the Wicked Intro
What do you do when someone absolutely BOTCHES the pronunciation of your name -- or worse -- calls you by the wrong name entirely? And what do you do when someone introduces you in front of a crowd of several hundred people -- and they read the wrong bio and call you by someone else's name -- just as the first slide of your PowerPoint presentation hits the big screen?
It happened to me. In this less than 10 minute podcast, I'll tell you how I dealt with it. And I'll also share some other "wrong name" stories, situations, and strategies in this little podcast.
I'm sure it has happened to you or someone you know. Jim gets called John, Liz gets called Beth, Paul gets called Peter -- little slips of the name happen all the time.
How do you handle it one-on-one? And how do you deal with it in front of groups? What are the two tips you need to know to play the "Sorry, Wrong Name Game?"
(Monday morning quarterbacks welcome! You can use the blog comments link at the end of this post to tell me if you think my approach was effective, or what I should have done instead.) ¶ 11/30/2005 04:39:00 PM
What do you do when someone absolutely BOTCHES the pronunciation of your name -- or worse -- calls you by the wrong name entirely? And what do you do when someone introduces you in front of a crowd of several hundred people -- and they read the wrong bio and call you by someone else's name -- just as the first slide of your PowerPoint presentation hits the big screen?
It happened to me. In this less than 10 minute podcast, I'll tell you how I dealt with it. And I'll also share some other "wrong name" stories, situations, and strategies in this little podcast.
I'm sure it has happened to you or someone you know. Jim gets called John, Liz gets called Beth, Paul gets called Peter -- little slips of the name happen all the time.
How do you handle it one-on-one? And how do you deal with it in front of groups? What are the two tips you need to know to play the "Sorry, Wrong Name Game?"
(Monday morning quarterbacks welcome! You can use the blog comments link at the end of this post to tell me if you think my approach was effective, or what I should have done instead.) ¶ 11/30/2005 04:39:00 PM
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Hi, Laura.
Love the bad intro podcast. Getting called "Roger" definitely takes the cake.
I have a tough-to-pronounce name, and I learned early in my podcast-commenting days that I needed to provide a pronunciation guide along with the comment unless I wanted my name misread "on the air."
Keep up the good work,
Sallie Goetsch (rhymes with "sketch")
Love the bad intro podcast. Getting called "Roger" definitely takes the cake.
I have a tough-to-pronounce name, and I learned early in my podcast-commenting days that I needed to provide a pronunciation guide along with the comment unless I wanted my name misread "on the air."
Keep up the good work,
Sallie Goetsch (rhymes with "sketch")
People usually call me names AFTER the presentation. But I have had this happen, and I usually make a joke out of it. It has to be somewhat appropriate for the crowd, though. An uptight crowd would not like "Well, I just checked my underwear, and my Mom wrote Paul Gimbel..." or, "Thanks, Ralph (when the guy's name is Tim). I'm actually Paul Gimbel and don't worry, Tim, I've been called worse." Or you could be more subtle and say something to the effect of "Well, Janet couldn't be here today. In fact, we don't even know who she is, but I'm here, so let's get started."
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