Cause I don’t pron on the fly…
Warning: this pronunciation hack is so simple you’ll probably say ‘duh Mel’ 🤦🏼♀️
But plz humour me and allow me to explain my (somewhat rare) conundrum 💬
I work with a bunch of overseas clients and often record their voice overs while they’re off in the land of nod 💤
Occasionally I’ll get an urgent script through and cause: timezones, won’t get the chance to check pronunciations on any tricky terms❓
No problemo if it’s a general term. A check of the audio pronunciation guides on the old www and you’re good to go 🔈
Or if it’s a business name and said biz has a selection of corporate videos or online commercials = instant pron cheat sheet 💻
But what if the business has no online audio and a troublesome name? Yes rare conundrum, but one that results in providing multiple options with the hopes of hitting the pron mark 🎯
Until last week’s brainwave…
Hello phone directory:
1. Call the company 🎚
2. Get the after hours recorded message 📞
3. Voila—biz name pronunciation on tap 🚰
Have you done this before? And am I just incredibly late to the pron party?
Let me know in the comments below…
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