People just don't seem willing to speak up when giving their name;
it's as if they're embarassed to say their own name. They certainly
can be loud enough when giving their point.
Be loud, and be proud!
On 3/19/07, Thierry Ernst <thierry(_dot_)ernst(_at_)inria(_dot_)fr> wrote:
>When identifying yourself at the mic, it's completely useless if you
>mumble your name, or say it at even approaching normal speed. Slow down.
>Many of you mumble it very quickly, and after the amplification system
>munges it, it's just a buzz.
>
>Even if your name was just said by the chair, the note taker might
>benefit from hearing it a second or third time :-)
>
>This is particularly the case for english speaking notetakers and
>non-native english speaking speakers. Alas, I at least, am stupid about
>typing names from hearing them. Often, the only way I can guess what
>you said was because I already know who you are.
As a non-native english speaker, I do have difficulties to understand
names of .... native english speakers.
May I make a suggestion: why not having some of these RFIDs or another
technology where the speaker would be identified by his card and his
name would be displayed on some additional TV display ? I think it
would benefit everyone to know who is the person on the mic.
Thierry
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