Speak My Name

Sounds like we both stretched ourselves to submit an entry for this contest, and grew as a result.

Thanks for your words of encouragement on my clip.

Also sounds to me like you are in good shape regardless of the results of this quest, but good luck anyway!

Your take on this is so on. Great personality presentation here, uniqueness in both voice and point of view, which should go a long way to taking you to the next level. Your sense of self and what you can do/represent really shines through in how you speak. Good job--best of success in the contest!

Vicki Flaugher
creator of http://www.SmartWomanGuides.com
Are YOU too sexy for the bus? Listen in:
http://www.publicradioquest.com/node/509

I like hearing your wheels turn. You would be a huge asset to NPR.

... and the Public Radio Talent Quest may reward you!

Good job. Really enjoyed your enthusiasm and I felt I got a good sense of your personality.

Best of luck!

-Robert

Thanks for making this Talent Quest work.

and content. Just what NPR needs!

By the way, I sent you some advice on how to get your attic remodeling going. See http://www.publicradioquest.com/node/1383
Good luck with the contest and the remodel!
-Contractor Anne

You are unique, and I love it! I could listen to you for at least an hour a week.

"Give me chastity and continence, but not yet."
- Saint Augustine (354-430)

http://www.publicradioquest.com/audio/7689
http://www.OurMissBrooks.blogspot.com

i think you are the first person that has ascribed hostiness aside from my topic to me. haha :)

I can definitely say that i really like your topic and rated your entry highly.

Elizabeth

My entry at Public Radio Quest:
http://www.publicradioquest.com/audio/user/7572

My College Radio Myspace (feel free to friend me!):
http://www.myspace.com/girlsongprimerradio

i hated reX as my name until i became an adult.. now i love it and what it represents.. plus it's a family name.. and now that i have come to realize that heritage is important to know who you are.. well.. a part of who you are..

great ..
no..
eX.cellent entry lakeisha!..

immediately i knew you weren't an 'npr' voice.. you were a voice of people.. the people listening.. which i think is what is so attractive about your entry..

you speak from your heart.. you speak REAL..

i think you would be great on npr.. and your voice is needed...

reX. bow...

reX. booth
take it to realiTy!
http://www.publicradioquest.com/node/1679
www.rexsworld.com
rex@rexsworld.com

i knew from the moment you started speaking you were in Chicago (i am, too.) But as your piece went on and unfolded for me, it moved me beyond location; you brought tickles to my spine and power to my heart. Your piece made me feel stronger . . .

You are right on!

Best of Luck!!
Stasia

please vote for me at
http://www.publicradioquest.com/node/1607

stasia
www.stasiademarco.com

A lively presentation of a real issue-what happens when a child grows up with a non-standard name. Enjoyable.

Quite a powerful and meaningful piece.

Julie
http://www.publicradioquest.com/audio/user/9028

I'm the only white guy under 40 at my work, and the ladies and me have had a couple of conversations about this sort of thing, especially when one of them is pregnant. My one friend told her pregnant friend "Raise the banner, Crystal. No More Shareequas!" Personally, I don't mind anybody's name as long as they wear it like a glove and can make it suit them but the ladies I work with (who are mostly 20s and 30s) some of them say they have trouble with jobs because of their names. I think that's one of a long list of things that make me sad about America, mostly about the lie I was sold in grade school that MLK and the 60s solved all these problems and there was nothing to worry about.
Sigh...why are we still such idiots?!
Thought-provoking entry, and fun too! Good luck to you.
Try mine?

Be Baffled By Bafflegab!-->
www.publicradioquest.com/node/1319

"All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy" - Spike Milligan

Thoughtful and energetic. Really appreciate the passion with which you speak. Good luck.

Schup57

Uh-hum...

Lakeisha! Sounds good to me! Nicely done!

It makes you think.

All the best to you!

-Rich

(thanks for the comment!)

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Texas Radio Theatre

hope you get a chance to represent with your voice, name, and intelligence. in the meantime, please keep sharing these things with us here in chicago! good luck!
~laurel

http://www.publicradioquest.com/audio/user/6371

A first kiss, a dental emergency, identifying the Big Man on Campus and talking back to Punky Brewster.

Ma'am - If I don't hear you on the air, I'm sure we'll see you in the headlines. Great sound, great message, great power. We can all tell you're going places.

From Chicago, this is Jonathan Lipman

Lakeisha,

Really good stuff. NPR is great but it does lack the diversity that you are speaking on. Thank you.

Light,
Al

http://publicradioquest.com/audio/user/1741

www.alletson.com

Lakeisha...I wrote about the "name game" in my first book Why Should I Hire You? except, I didn't have to rely on a study, I saw it working in human resources....now if we could just get people to use professinal email addresses...

Have you voted yet? Career Conversations
www.PublicRadioQuest.com/node/744

Stephanie C. Harper, PHR, CCP, CHRM
Author, Career Expert and Speaker
www.StephanieHarper.com

What you mention about discrimination against so-called 'Black sounding' names is so true and real. A friend I worked with tried to get a job at a law firm and they didn't even call her when she submitted her resume. She re-sent it with a 'White' sounding name at the top but identical text, and got a call back right away...

There is definitely a lack of diverse voices on NPR, from a literal and from a figurative standpoint. It's a shame, too. Because just as there is no one White 'community,' the Black community is not a monolith. The more different Black voices there are in the media, the more people realize that there is not just one Black voice. There are many. Revs Al and Jesse don't speak for everyone. Neither do Tavis and Cornel... If you got a show, I'd definitely be paying attention!

Best of luck to you, La'Keisha.

P.S. I went to SIUE. ;)

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Please listen, then vote and comment if you are willing, to my 2 minutes of funk (sans funk)
http://www.publicradioquest.com/node/805

Thank you for entering! Let's hear it for diversity. Nice piece, and I voted for you on American Idol too. ;)

http://www.publicradioquest.com/node/1068

Hi Lakeisha
I frequently teach classes to adults and facilitate a variety of workshops and the first thing I always do is write everyone's name on the board and then we hold a little discussion about why I do that. I tell the group that there are several philosophical systems that believe that the speaking of a word brings into existence what the word stands for,so by putting our names on the board, we call ourselves into existence for the class or workshop. Also if you call a child's name who is in a group with other kids, other kids will say, "Did you call me?" There is SO MUCH in our name, perhaps our very existence. Oops, got a little too something or another here. Anywho, you have a great voice, CLEAR. Your energy and your life comes through which I think I paid more attention to than the content. It was almost like the energy gave the content credence. Anywho, good job
good luck
Vern

I heard you on Weekend America and I was intrigued to hear your complete submission. As a woman of color who also has a unique name, I often wonder how much I'm prejudged. I definitely think there should be more diversity on NPR. Good luck!
Please check out my entry and tell me what you think.
Thanks,
Zayda

http://www.publicradioquest.com/audio/user/3512

very nicely done. listening to your full entry I began to think how interesting--no, more than that: fantastic, outright rad--it would be if this talent quest could be used to put people together to co-host a show. ~Dan

Heard your voice on Weekend America yesterday. Nice job! You have a powerful presence.