On the registration form, indicate how the reader (presenter) should pronounce your name during the ceremony. At Convocation, the reader will read exactly what you put on the registration form, so it’s very important that you only put the phonetic pronunciation of your full name and nothing else in the designated box. Your first and last names must begin with an uppercase letter; the rest of your name must be written with lowercase letters (see examples of what to do and not to do below).
Also, you can select the language in which your name should be pronounced (English or French) from a separate list on the form. If you wish to have part of your name pronounced in English and the other in French, add (FR) and (EN) in front of the parts of your name that apply to each language.
For the last example above, if you’ve said you’re attending and change your mind, email [email protected] instead.
| Last name | First name | What to do - Phonetic full name | What NOT to do |
|---|
| Delorme | Ian | Ee-un Duh-lorm | Pronounce my name in English |
| Schumacher | Lukas | Loo-kahs Shoo-muh-kher | Phonetic surname: Shoomacher |
| Achakzai | Iqbal | IK-bahl Uh-chak-zeye | Pronounce my name in Urdu |
| Jubinville | Jake | (EN) Jake (FR) Jubinville | Please pronounce my first name in English and my last name in French. |
| Smith | Mélanie | N/A | I am no longer attending convocation. |
For the last example above, if you’ve said you’re attending and change your mind, email [email protected] instead.
Additional guidelines
The following aren’t accepted. See instructions on what to do and not to do below. Links to an audio file aren’t accepted.
| Last name | First name | What to do — phonetic full name | What NOT to do |
|---|
| Dombo | Louis | Lou-i Dom-bo | Click on the link: Audio |
Special characters aren’t accepted. However, all accents in English and French are permitted (e.g., é, è, â, ë)
| Last name | First name | What to do - Phonetic full name | What NOT to do |
|---|
| Rivera | Agostinio | A-gus-tee-nee-o Ree-vey-ra | A-gos-ti-ñ-o |
Similar or rhyming words aren’t accepted.
| Last name | First name | What to do - Phonetic full name | What NOT to do |
|---|
| Leroux | Joëlle | Jo-elle Le-rou | Joëlle as in Noël |
Written explanations of pronunciation are not accepted.
| Last name | First name | What to do - Phonetic full name | What NOT to do |
|---|
| Elgharib | Chantal | Shan-tal Elle-ga-rib | My last name is pronounced « el-ga-RIB ». Thanks! |
Languages with a pronunciation other than French or English are not accepted.
| Last name | First name | What to do - Phonetic full name | What NOT to do |
|---|
| Absolo | José | Ho-zey Ab-so-lo | José Absolo (in Spanish) |
