How to Record Your Name Pronunciation Message
The TeachingBooks Author Name Pronunciation Guide is an online audio collection of authors and illustrators pronouncing their names. Any author of a trade book for children or teenagers is invited to participate.
After reading the tips below, please call into the line listed below anytime to record your name pronunciation. Your message will be digitally recorded, professionally edited, and made available for students, teachers, librarians, and families to hear online, anytime.
To get a sense of what other authors have said about their names, please click on the images below:
Tips for a good recording
- These recordings are intended to be roughly thirty seconds to a minute and a half long and to focus on only you and your name, not your specific books.
- It can be helpful to consider what you want to say before you begin. You can even create a script for yourself if it is useful.
- Begin by introducing yourself. Something along the lines of “Hello, my name is…” works well. Be sure to say your full name as it appears on your books so people know who you are when they are listening. Pronounce it clearly as you prefer it to be pronounced so people can hear how they should say it.
- Talk about your name–first, last, or both. This can be a story such as where your name came from or why it was given to you, the history or meaning of your name, a method of pronunciation to help people say it correctly, or a story about your name in your life. Be creative and think about what your name means to you and what you would like to share about it.
- You can give any information you like (such as your real name if you write under a pen name), but you are not required to say anything you don’t want to. Only include what you are comfortable sharing!
- For the best quality recording, choose a quiet location and keep the phone microphone slightly away from your mouth and about the same distance from it the whole time.
- If you make a mistake or change your mind, you are welcome to either correct yourself as clearly as possible in the same message or start over with a new one. These are professionally edited and we will do our best to make it sound smooth and clear and to disguise or remove any mistakes.
How to record your message
Over the phone: From the best quality phone line you have, call 608-442-5320. After the tone, introduce yourself and tell us about your name. Your message will be edited and formatted before it is shared.
Self-recording: If your phone line has poor audio quality or if you would prefer to record another way, you may record your message using a recording application on a smartphone or computer and email the audio file to authors@TeachingBooks.net.
Please note:
- After editing, your name pronunciation will be added to our collection within a few weeks. If you wish to be notified when it is made live, please email authors@TeachingBooks.net once you record your message letting us know you would like to be sent the link.
- If you wish to make other improvements to your author page on TeachingBooks, please also submit a headshot or email authors@TeachingBooks.net with additional information.
Contact
Author Name Pronunciation Guide Phone Line
608-442-5320
Questions?
216-573-6886 (Press 2) or email.
