People who meet or interview Author and Netflix star *Ramit Sethi have a real challenge pronouncing his name. Most people either think it’s Ram-it or Seth-ee (especially those in the podcast industry who know Sam Sethi).
Even phonetic spellings can be left to interpretation sometimes, so it would be helpful to have an online pronunciation of Ramit’s name.
Here is a quick tip that can help anyone with a LinkedIn profile share the pronunciation of their name.
Plus, it also gets people to visit your LinkedIn profile (and maybe Follow or make a 1st Connection while they’re at it 😉).
💡 Please share this tip with your clients!
📝 These recording steps only work on IOS and Android devices
Steps to adding an audible pronunciation on LinkedIn:
- Go to your profile on LinkedIn
- Click the pencil icon to edit your “Intro”
- Scroll to “Name Pronunciation” and click “+ Add name pronunciation”
- Press AND HOLD the blue microphone button as you speak your name
- Save changes
Once you are finished, a speaker icon will appear next to your name – both in a browser or the LinkedIn mobile app!

*BTW: Ramit’s name is pronounced Ruh-MEET Say-tee. Now don’t you wish there was an audible version of this so there would be no confusion?