From the course: Multinational Communication in the Workplace
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Distinguish male/female names and titles
From the course: Multinational Communication in the Workplace
Distinguish male/female names and titles
- When writing an email to a non-native English speaker, you're probably very careful about the language you use, which is great. But in fact, your signature could be more confusing than the rest of the email. There are names such as Taylor, Pat, or Skylar which could belong to a man or a woman. Others such as Andrea or Nikola are male names in some countries, female in others. So use a line of your email to clarify, "Hi, my name is Mr. John Smith, "but you can call me John." This is useful to signal the gender you identify with and to establish the required formality too. Also, such an introduction can clearly state which is your first name and which is your last name. Sometime ago I was exchanging emails with a Greek trainee and I failed to add that line. She kept addressing me with "Hi, Cicchini" in her emails and I didn't know how to clarify that my first name is in fact Luna. If there are possible issues with the pronunciation of your name, address that as well. Imagine you're…
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