Add Your NameCoach Recording to Your Slack Profile

Environment

NameCoach, Slack

Issue

How do I add my NameCoach Recording to my Slack profile?

Resolution

Yes, NameCoach is integrated in Slack.

 Following shows the details on how to add your NameCoach Recording to your Slack profile.

After you've recorded your name in NameCoach, you can add a NameBadge link to your Slack profile.

Copy Your NameBadge Link

1. On your NameCoach Dashboard page, below Your Recordings, scroll to Your NameBadge
2. Click the Add NameBadge to your Email Signature tab
3. Click the last option Click here to copy your NameBadge link
   1. This will copy the code you need to add to the clipboard

Add Your NameBadge Link to Slack

1. In Slack, click your Profile photo
2. Click Profile
3. Click Edit profile
4. Under Edit your profile, scroll to the NameCoach field, and paste the URL you copied for your NameBadge link
5. Optionally edit the Display text for your NameBadge link
6. Click the Save Changes button

Additional Information

NOTE: For creating an Email Signature, U-M users cannot go directly to the NameCoach site and use their  UMICH login credentials. To ensure that U-M users are in the U-M domain, use the SSO Email Signature link to create an email signature.  

• Creating Your NameCoach Audio Email Signature  
• NameCoach Documentation & Support Page
• Phonetic Spelling Guide
• Phonetic Spelling Instruction - Carnegie Mellon University
• Why Getting Someone’s Name Right Matters- Harvard Business Review 
• Race on Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Need additional information or assistance? Contact the ITS Service Center.