Pronunciation is important when you're in media. Less than 20 seconds in, the dude pronounces "epitome" with three syllables instead of four and my first thought is "this guy is uneducated," a horrible thing to think when he's discussing education. You have to know how to speak properly if you want to be taken seriously.
Maybe he should follow up with something like "Education is important, if for no other reason than to teach me how to pronounce epitome."
(Replying to my own post because editing is a bit screwed up.) To the downvoters: I'm not saying this to denigrate this guy. He's TRYING. Respect to that. If he wants to be Canada's answer to Tim Pool, fantastic. BUT. I want him to improve. If someone like me - who's receptive to what he has to say - is turned off by his sounding ignorant? That's not good. He needs an editor or something. Hell, I'd do it pro bono.
Pronunciation is important when you're in media. Less than 20 seconds in, the dude pronounces "epitome" with three syllables instead of four and my first thought is "this guy is uneducated," a horrible thing to think when he's discussing education. You have to know how to speak properly if you want to be taken seriously.
Maybe he should follow up with something like "Education is important, if for no other reason than to teach me how to pronounce epitome."
(Replying to my own post because editing is a bit screwed up.) To the downvoters: I'm not saying this to denigrate this guy. He's TRYING. Respect to that. If he wants to be Canada's answer to Tim Pool, fantastic. BUT. I want him to improve. If someone like me - who's receptive to what he has to say - is turned off by his sounding ignorant? That's not good. He needs an editor or something. Hell, I'd do it pro bono.