You are in a meeting. You see someone’s name on their badge but you aren’t sure how to pronounce it. What will you do - ask them, risk taking a guess, or not utter the person’s name at all to avoid making an awkward mistake? It hurts when our identity, including our name, becomes an inconvenience. It might seem a small gesture, but making an effort to pronounce someone’s name is a clear sign of respect.
Mosleh Akhgar describes his art: ‘My drawings are influenced by the goofy side of my personality. I try to make funny drawings so that they can make me laugh.’
You are in a meeting. You see someone’s name on their badge but you aren’t sure how to pronounce it. What will you do - ask them, risk taking a guess, or not utter the person’s name at all to avoid making an awkward mistake? It hurts when our identity, including our name, becomes an inconvenience. It might seem a small gesture, but making an effort to pronounce someone’s name is a clear sign of respect.
Mosleh Akhgar describes his art: ‘My drawings are influenced by the goofy side of my personality. I try to make funny drawings so that they can make me laugh.’
