Chocolate
It turns out today is National Milk Chocolate Day. How do I know? I am a subscriber to Lindt’s newsletter, and they kindly sent me a coupon (see the value in subscribing to newsletters?!). I looooove chocolate. Lindt is my go-to when I need something pretty – their wrappers are so colorful and shiny, it’s like opening a little gift each time. I always put them in our Christmas crackers (I make traditional British Crackers every year and there will be instructions in a newsletter – because everyone should #truth).
Until recently, my new everyday favorite (yes, I indulge daily – what of it?) was Hu, I love the simplicity of their packaging and ingredients and the Cashew Butter Dark Chocolate is… wow. I have recently found a new favorite: Tony’s Chocolonely. Dude – this stuff is dangerously good. What really sets them apart though is their mission: to make the chocolate industry 100% exploitation-free. Plus their chocolate is available almost anywhere.
You should probably stop whatever you are doing and celebrate this national holiday.
Otter AI
Have you ever wished for something, only to have it unexpectedly appear? YAY! That’s exactly what happened with Otter AI. A couple of years ago, I was hunting for an app to transcribe my kids’ creative narrations. They think and speak faster than they (or I) can write, and I wanted to capture not just their words, but their sweet little voices too.
My search turned up nothing until Otter AI approached me to voice their customer-facing explainer videos. Lo and behold, their app was exactly what I had been looking for!
Here’s how I use it most:
- Logging my best ideas that strike when I’m driving and can’t jot them down.
- Recording my kids’ wild tales – seriously, their the best! If I knew how to animate, I’d turn their stories into videos.
- Capturing grandparent tales from “long long ago” – a very cool keepsake.
- Taking meeting notes and summarizing my mastermind meetings.
Otter AI has a bunch of other features for business and education. Annnnd it’s free. FREE!
Hubris
hubris: noun – excessive pride or self-confidence that leads to one’s downfall. One of my clients hired me to narrate the postpartum discharge instructions for their hospital. They provided me with a script and a pronunciation guide, which included two words – ‘temporal’ and ‘axillary’ (types of thermometers).
Now, I am a Master’s-prepared nurse and midwife. I felt confident that I knew how to pronounce ‘temporal’ and ‘axillary’. So, what did I do? I shrugged off the provided guide, recorded the discharge instructions, and promptly sent them to my client.
She was thrilled with the recordings. ‘Thanks, Anne! These are great – you’re so perfect for this job.’ But then came the kicker. ‘Only thing is, you pronounced ‘temporal’ and ‘axillary’ wrong. Would you mind re-recording those and adding them back into the recording?’
Dang.
P.S. In my last newsie, I mentioned Rachel from Green Chair Stories, advocating that all people should subscribe to her newsletter. It is brimming with goodness about marketing, social media, copywriting, and life. However, I didn’t provide a clear path to subscribing. I am now rectifying that situation. You can sign up for her newsletter HERE
I am hesitant to even ask this but..
Favorite chocolate product?
“Whenever I’ve had success, I never learn from it. Success usually breeds a degree of hubris.
When you fail, that’s when you learn.”
Moby
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