I think Steven has the right idea. Always assume you will be taken seriously. I think you need to convince _yourself_ that there is nothing wrong with the name. (And there really isn't.) Then your body language and your delivery should support the image you want to portray.
That said, having a few jokes in your back pocket will help to keep the person engaged in the conversation. The longer they are engaged in a positive or neutral discussion, the more likely they are to remember us. Taking the "You mean like 'League of Extraordinary Gentlemen?' " sort of resistance: "No, but since you brought it up, we _are_ quite extraordinary!" or "Well, we're quite extraordinary, too! But we couldn't afford the sixth letter, at the time." or "We certainly are an extraordinary group, but no one could agree on how to pronounce the 'E' in the acronym." (L-OH-PSA? L-EE-PSA?) The idea is to build a repertoire of quick quips like this, delivered in the same deadpan, serious tone, and then following it with a leading question or statement that invites or obligates the person to continue the conversation. I understand the mechanics of this sort of thing to hopefully be able to allude to it. But the gift of glib is not something I really have...so those are the best examples I can give. This fits the "worst pirate" Captain Jack Sparrow retort of "Ah, but you then you have heard of me..." scenario. But it is absolutely important that you still have to convince yourself that the name is OK. If you don't get past that, yourself...then you will never be convincing to anyone else. On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 13:28, Steven Kurylo <[email protected]> wrote: > Personally I find if I present it with a touch of > embarrassment/apologetic, people will reacted to negatively. When I > present it with a straight face, I haven't had any problems. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
