{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 64 I now pronounce you... correctly","description":"Mispronouncing someone's name from the stage is a lot more than a minor screwup. Here's why speakers should never go to the mic without knowing the correct pronunciation of every name they mention \u2014 and why speechwriters should never let them do it. Links:  This episode of KUOW's RadioActive podcast delves into mispronunciation and race. And here's  one of my favourite comments on the subject, from actor Uzo Aduba, quoting her mother: &quot;If they can learn to say Tchaikovsky and Michelangelo and Dostoyevsky, they can learn to say Uzoamaka.&quot; Music: All music is by Lee Rosevere. The theme music is &quot;Twitter Will Kill Us All.&quot; Used under a Creative Commons license. Photo:  Jon Tyson on  Unsplash ","author_name":"Leadership communications with Rob Cottingham","author_url":"http:\/\/robcottingham.ca","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18353564\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/98528942"}