Perhaps requiring people to give their point in exactly the same volume as they give their name might be an interesting protocol to try out. On 3/19/07, Clint Chaplin <clint.chaplin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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.ernst@xxxxxxxx> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > -- Clint (JOATMON) Chaplin Principal Engineer Corporate Standardization (US) SISA
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