Help with fingerspelling

Question

Hi ASL community! I am currently working on some homework for my sign language class and I am having trouble understanding what the second name being finger spelled is. It starts at 0:23. I am getting "jelbarisu" which I am fairly confident is incorrect. Any help would be greatly appreciated! [https://youtu.be/gjdLsuf07Dw](https://youtu.be/gjdLsuf07Dw)

Answer 1

The link worked for me and I love ASLinside.com! Missy is a great teacher!! I believe his name is Joel Barish :)

Answer 2

The link is not working so, unfortunately, I am unable to help you with exactly what is being said. One big tip, though, for fingerspelling is to not focus on the individual letters such as S and A and M. But, rather, try sounding them out SSSS AAAH MMMM. That will help your brain to better recognize the word that is being presented. In addition, try to see the word as a whole. As you get more familiar with fingerspelling, the shapes of the words will become more familiar to you and you will be able to better understand what is being said. If you are looking for more practice with understanding fingerspelling, I might recommend using this site (https://youtu.be/gjdLsuf07Dw](https://youtu.be/gjdLsuf07Dw) which provides free fingerspelling practice.