![]() ![]() It is your name and I don’t think it is too much to ask business contacts to spell it correctly. ![]() You have to decide for yourself in which situations you want to make a formal correction. While I’m not big on emoticons in business email, I do use a winky to soften the correction. Over the years, only a couple times have I actually gone back and noted, “BTW, I spell my name Judith - I’m not a Judy. In most cases I do not correct these folks, I just continue to sign off as Judith and hope they notice. ![]() Not all Cynthias are Cindys, not all James are Jim, not all Anthonys are Tony.Īs a matter of fact I know two Anthonys. If they knew me well enough to assume this informal approach and not address me as Judith, they would know that. I have folks who email me as “Judy” anyway. On all my sites and in every email I send my name is displayed. What should you do? Should you correct the Sender? What’s the best approach? If someone can’t notice or spell my name correctly, what else aren’t they paying attention to? When Your Name is Misspelled… Lack of attention to detail can be the kiss of death in business. Why are we not noticing how a contact’s name is spelled? One of these details being taking note of the correct spelling of the name of the person they are emailing. Most so concerned about typing what they want to say, that they do not pay attention to details. Sadly, many onliners have the attention span of a gnat. They don’t want to appear picky or petty. How their name is displayed in the signature file or the From: field which clearly shows the correct spelling of their name is apparently ignored. Then there are those who are being addressed by a version of their name they simply do not use. Most prefer that their names are be spelled correctly, but are not sure how to breach the topic. Every so often I am asked for advice on how to handle the incorrect spelling of names. ![]()
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