P is for Philanthropist

Working as a personal assistant, I spend a good amount of my time on the phone. I'm speaking with clients, travel agents, hotels, restaurants..etc.. which means that I must have a professional phone demeanor. I typically am a smooth talker aside from the handful of messages I have left that end in disaster (i.e. half way through I forget what I was trying to say, or use a word that I am not quite sure is correct, leaving me both stunned that I used the word and fearful that I sound like a wannabe... so I then end in a closing line that goes something like: "So... if you could call me back... um... soo.. yeah."). 

The one thing that trips me up is spelling... but not in the way you'd think. I can spell very well, it's when letters sound the same and the person on the other end of the line asks to clarify which letter I mean. B or D? P or T? 

Lets say I am trying to spell the name Priscilla. Any normal person would do:

P as in Pat

R as in Ray

I as in In

S as in Sun

C as in Cat

I as in In

L 

L

A as in Apple

For me... I have such a hard time (I even had a hard time coming up with the above list) that I end up doing something like this:

P .....as in Philanthropist

R as in Radiant

I as in ... Intermediate

S as in Sanctuary

C... as in... C..Corporate

I as in.. Intermediate

L as in L..

L

A.. Agressive

So much thinking. So much over thinking.

I guess that's why we have email....