Meaning of Halcyon
Pronunciation: hal-see-uhn
Phonetic Transcription: hælsiən
Adjective
- calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather
- rich; wealthy; prosperous: halcyon times of peace.
- happy; joyful; carefree: halcyon days of youth.
Noun
- A mythical bird, usually identified with the kingfisher, said to breed about the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea, and to have the power of charming winds and waves into calmness.
About Me
I have been an educator in higher education for over 20 years. I am passionate about training and have conducted communication seminars with several organisations in Trinidad and Tobago and in the US. I am an advocate of user-centered design, passionate about keeping the user at the heart of all content and product development. I am an
Assistant Professor of Technical communication at
Towson University in Maryland. My scholarship focuses on speech intelligibility and the design of speech interactions. Fun fact: The word, "Halcyon" regularly appears as "Word of the day" in online dictionaries.
Hear Me
Listen to three recent podcasts in which I've been interviewed:
Techsplaining with my colleague, Liz Hutter
My Accent Story by Yelena Rivera-Vale
When I Talk to Siri by Lauren Neefe
