Ciao!
From today, I will be uploading my weekly signing videos to my blog as well as Twitter and Facebook. Starting with…
It’s #SigningSaturday folks! #weekend #again #uncle #birthday #party 🎉🎈🍹 #GetTheNationSigning
Have a go yaself!
Ben
Monthly Archives: February 2017
#SigningSaturday – the story so far…
…and so it began!
I can’t remember exactly how it all came about to be perfectly honest, other than it all started in November 2016 during one of my feature weeks, that of #EandDWeek (Equality & Diversity) when I was tweeting about deaf awareness. I came across the #getthenationsigning hashtag and decided to combine it with another passion of mine, that of #hellomynameis and do my bit! It wasn’t until Christmas, several weeks later that I decided to go public with another attempt at signing…
…and then along came New Year…
It was after these few humble attempts at signing that I decided i’d like to create a regular slot and hence came the first #SigningSaturday thought i’d ask ‘how are you?‘
However, it was then time for my annual January holidays (in Tenerife), but I wasn’t going to let that get in the way…
I just had to say that ‘I’m learning BSL and ask what’s your name?‘
When the holiday was over, the signing continued with me attempting to learn at least one or two new signs each week, beginning with my attempt to introduce myself and say what I am (a radiographer – though i’d hope you all know that by now)…
…and then to ask ‘Can I help you?‘
…before needing to tell you that ‘I love giraffes!‘ (who doesn’t?!)
Then came the #hotfingers challenge and my attempt at signing the finger alphabet…
…and finally, it was the weekend, I wasn’t working and it was time for me to relax..
And there you have it #SigningSaturday – the story so far!
I hope you’ve enjoyed my attempts/efforts call them what you will…but please be polite! 🙂 I’m planning to keep this up as I continue to teach myself how to sign – with the help of an online course from @BritishSignBSL and their online dictionary as well as other online resources and the creator of the #getthenationsigning hashtag @RebeccaCrossle2.
So come on fellow radiographers, nurses, doctors, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, health care assistants and all the other wonderful people I work with, give it a go and lets all help to #getthenationsigning!
Bye for now!
Ben 🙂
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