Learning from Esther Williams
Maybe I can learn something from Esther Williams:
I read somewhere that when Esther Williams goes out in public, she has pre-printed cards which she gives to people whenever they start asking her the single most common question she receives. The card reads: "Yes -- I still swim".
The other weekend, I went with my wife to various public events. Given the limits of my hearing, I've obtained a directional microphone, to screen out ambient noise, when I'm talking with people in noisy environments.
In the course of the one weekend, I must have gotten close to a dozen people asking me "are you recording?". Every time, I gave them the same answer -- which I'm thinking might be good to have printed on a card: "No, I'm not recording. I'm deaf. This microphone is my 'ear'".
Or would there be a better way of phrasing that?
For that matter, is there anything you frequently get asked? If you had to make up an Esther Williams card, what would it say?
I read somewhere that when Esther Williams goes out in public, she has pre-printed cards which she gives to people whenever they start asking her the single most common question she receives. The card reads: "Yes -- I still swim".
The other weekend, I went with my wife to various public events. Given the limits of my hearing, I've obtained a directional microphone, to screen out ambient noise, when I'm talking with people in noisy environments.
In the course of the one weekend, I must have gotten close to a dozen people asking me "are you recording?". Every time, I gave them the same answer -- which I'm thinking might be good to have printed on a card: "No, I'm not recording. I'm deaf. This microphone is my 'ear'".
Or would there be a better way of phrasing that?
For that matter, is there anything you frequently get asked? If you had to make up an Esther Williams card, what would it say?