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NameShouts 2.0 — Better connections, one name at a time.
With the most extensive database on the Internet, and all-new features and design, we'd like to introduce NameShouts 2.0: our updated answer to name pronunciation.
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David Brabyn
Tried this with a tricky English name and it failed. It needs a way to flag wrong pronunciations.
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@dbrabyn Hi David, you can request names and we can add it. We are also adding a feedback feature where you can flag pronunciations.
I have nothing against the product and it might be a cultural thing but from personal experiences, it's better to just go with the flow. Making a mistake is a good way to open up conservation.
I would feel 100% robotic using this kind of tool.
@soueuls. Making a mistake is completely fine. In real life, we always encourage people to ask the person how to pronounce their names. Sometimes (like in a cold-outreach) that may not be possible though.
Also, some names are tricky to pronounce (Siobhan or Amitabh) and it's fun to learn the rules as well as honor their identity and background. Many people with difficult to pronounce names have been used to having their names constantly mispronounced and that can be frustrating.
In a work context (like a cold outreach or an awards announcement), name mispronunciation might lead to awkward situations and anxiety. We want to take the anxiety out of these situations so that the person pronouncing the name can do it confidently and without any awkwardness.
Special Thanks to @benln for hunting us.
Hello Product Hunters!👋
My name is Naureen and I am one of the co-founders of NameShouts. Every new relationship starts with learning a new name. Our goal with NameShouts is to teach people how to pronounce names correctly.
Names are getting more diverse than ever before (XÆ A-12 anyone 😂?) and we all encounter names on a day-to-day basis that we struggle to pronounce 😖. @chaity_tarafder , @sifc and I built the first version of NS to create a simple tool to help everyone pronounce names. 🎉
Very soon we saw that a large number of people from different industries including (sales/marketing/HR and education) were using us daily. These users wanted more features on NameShouts, such as lists and extensions. 🐘
We built Version 2.0 so that our power users can get more out of NameShouts, but without losing the simplicity that made it useful to everyone else. This is a complete redesign of NameShouts. One of the more powerful features in V2.0 lets users' favorite names and build their own custom name lists.
We are also working on adding the following features in the upcoming weeks and months:
- allowing users to record their own name and share it with their network 📣
- sharing your lists with your teammates or colleagues in-app;
- integrations in Chrome, Hubspot, and Moodle with our NameShouts API;
- new languages and accents;
- and much more.
We are very excited to share this beta version with the Product Hunt community and we look forward to your feedback! ✍️
@chaity_tarafder @sifc @naureenanwar Congratulations on the launch!
You might be interested in this need gap - 'Identifying gender from a name for marketing' posted on my problem validation platform - https://needgap.com/problems/94-....
@chaity_tarafder @sifc @naureenanwar You're welcome to join the discussion, I feel gender identification could be a great addition to NameShout's premise. There are already some API listed on the needgap thread.
This is awesome! A much needed tool to ensure that everyone feels heard and respected. Love the sleek new interface aswell.
LOVE this! It's such a small but important thing. So happy your team is building this!
Congrats on the user friendly interface and great idea on having native speakers pronounce the names!
I’ve been looking for a solution like this for a while and I think having a feature that allows to save “favourite” names is great. After a while it becomes embarassing to not be able to pronounce peoples names correctly. Congrats for building this :)
@foolery It's really useful if you have a prospect with a "hard-to-pronounce" name. It's useful to have this handy so that you have the peace of mind before your next call.
@tubadsouza Thanks Daniel! We are huge fans of https://crescendowork.com/ and love the work that you, Sage and Stefan are doing. :D