Monday one of my co-workers came by to ask for my assistance making a training recording. He is the curriculum developer, and we have been working on a project where we will be supporting the military. The idea was to record a call, where I would have to pretend to be in the military. He came to me to ask if I would do it. (Who knew that my almost joining the Air Force would come in handy some day?) Knowing that I have a voice that is pretty much a monotone, I figured that was why he asked me. But no, it was because I sounded like I could be pretty easy to "piss off". Really I don't think that is something I want to have a reputation for. And here I like to think of myself as fairly easy to deal with - really kind of a push-over. Truth be told, I can get irritated pretty easily, although I have been working on that for a few months now, and have improved a lot. In fact, my boss told me she had noticed significant improvement (although with room for growth), so I guess that is a plus.
Anyway - Yesterday we made the recording. To set the scene - He told me to pretend like I was "Captain McDonald", and I was calling regarding my travel orders. It was raining, and I was calling from a phone booth outside a 7-11, with a static-y phone line. In other words, trying to suggest a tone of irritability. Apparently I came through it with flying colors. He needs to add the sound effects and such, but he thinks it will go over well for the training class. Semper Fi!
Anyway - Yesterday we made the recording. To set the scene - He told me to pretend like I was "Captain McDonald", and I was calling regarding my travel orders. It was raining, and I was calling from a phone booth outside a 7-11, with a static-y phone line. In other words, trying to suggest a tone of irritability. Apparently I came through it with flying colors. He needs to add the sound effects and such, but he thinks it will go over well for the training class. Semper Fi!
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