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Send me a Voicemail or Text! I'm right here! Don't you see me?! Yep, interpreting is a profession. Julie Kléne a sign language interpreter from France continues her story and what it's like to work as an LSF interpreter in France. Is our profession unknown as a career? Can we work for only 4 hours a day? How did you decide to be a sign language interpreter? Enjoy this and see you ne...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! They teach ASL in High School?! Well, of course. From foreign exchange student in the U.S. to a sign language interpreter in France, our guest today, Julie Kléne, shares her journey and motivations to becoming an LSF/French interpreter. We learn about the working conditions of interpreters in France and some of the history of the Deaf and interpreting communities there...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Who said that?! I did. Who are you? None o' your business. Social media has us all questioning ourselves and everyone's "real life". Sometimes it's not a place you can trust. Today I discuss why some people post anonymously on social media platforms. Is it OK? Why does it matter? Or does it? Let's think about these issues in this episode....

Send me a Voicemail or Text! NOT YOU AGAIN!? OK, fine... As sign language interpreters we deal with difficult situations, emotional decisions, and hard tasks. In addition, we work with people who can be unpleasant. How do we balance our professional role, our ally-based role, and our moral compass with having to accommodate frustrating demands from annoying people-situations?? Wow, that's a v...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Imposter Syndrome? I don't think I have the skills to do that. This comedic episode reveals a tip for improving our confidence and throwing the imposter syndrome to the back burner or even the trash can. We all feel a bit nervous or unsure of our skills to handle a new situation, but this tip can help improve one aspect of those feelings and help boost our certain...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Twirling flames, Batman! They're signing over there! Ever wonder how you can learn International Sign (IS)? Well, here's how I did it and now work as an IS/English interpreter. I tell my journey into this part of the signed language interpreting profession and how my travels influenced my interpreting work. These are my insights into how you too can learn IS...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Comedy?! Really? Well, it's funny if you've lived it. Here is a take on what we all know as sign language interpreters. Things people believe about us. Odd things we hear often. Things we know about ourselves that is just silly outside of our profession. Or things that just happen to pop in our minds. Enjoy a laugh or two and I come back for more. Support the...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Young kids just don't get it! Let's take a silly look at how generations of sign language interpreters may have frustrations, and just plain grumpiness at times. We all need to roll our eyes at times. WE may get annoyed at how things are not the same as they were. But sign language interpreters have been adapting, changing, and respecting others for a long ti...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! It's OK. You don't have to think too fast. I'm happy. Dr Paul Michaels defines supervision, mentoring, character, and community. We discuss how these influence us as sign language interpreters. What advice does he have for new practice-searchers and new sign language interpreters? Listen and you'll see. Thanks again Paul for an informative and fun-f...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Through the Looking Glass... Reflecting on the transparent Mirror Research, research, research! ...and more. Dr Paul Michaels explains how his study relates to our everyday work as sign language interpreters. It is a fascinating discussion about ethics, transparency, identity comfort, the meaning of a "caring profession" and much more. Next week, even more......

Send me a Voicemail or Text! What time is it there?! Wow, you're dedicated to the work. You nomad, you! Dr Paul Michaels gives us all a reminder how important it is to have support in our sign language interpreting field, and it doesn't matter if you're in the same local community or online. We also delve deep into his PhD thesis which is quite fascinating for this male interpreter....

Send me a Voicemail or Text! " That's so nice!" " No, I said niece." " OH! That's how it all starts!" We visit with Dr Paul Michaels from the UK. His journey is a fun one. We learn what motivated him to start this interpreting journey. In the next episodes more of his interpreting views and his research about "male" interpreters. Subscribe today to...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Will you look at THAT! Can you believe it?! Looks aren't everything, but they help us deduce who people are, what they may think, and how they communicate. As sign language interpreters we often have to be "judgmental" of who people are to help us understand what they mean. Is that good? How do we do that? Let's look beneath the mask of impartiality...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! "MAKE-UP!!" Wait, it costs how much?! This ends the Spotlight on Bruce Cameron and his work at the BBC News and UK Parliament. A nice chat about how it works in the team and how it affected his Deaf parents too. Enjoy this sharing with a colleague. Support the show On Demand Workshops Now! (Certificates of Attendance, RID CEUs approved) [ The official place t...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! SPOTLIGHT! LOOK AT THAT! We continue to Spotlight the special work that Scottish sign language interpreter, Bruce Cameron has experienced since 2024 when he started serving the communities through a new medium, the BBC media in the News and UK Parliament broadcasts. He shares his stories and experience in this specific setting. He details the daily commute, the operati...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! SPOTLIGHT! LOOK THERE! This Spotlight episode highlights the special work that Scottish sign language interpreter, Bruce Cameron has recently experienced. In 2024 he started serving the communities through a new medium, the BBC media. He shares his stories and experience in this specific setting. He details the daily commute, the operations that the interpreters must l...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Space-Time waits for no one! A humbling thought. We conclude our conversation with Isabelle wrapping up the practical side of her research that can be applied to our work as sign and spoken language interpreters. Her journey with linguistics as one facet of her passion has led to discoveries for us all. What is T.A.P? Listen as Isabelle gives a quick practical use of i...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! WE CAN'T GO ON! Yes, we can. We just need a bit of work. Isabelle gives us reasons to use what linguistics has to offer to make our interpreting strategies work in new ways. She also tells us the answers to the question; will we still have sign language interpreters in the future? The answer, as you might think, is - it depends. It depends on how we confront the w...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! "It is not for us to reason why...", but JUST to interpret. Not! Isabelle Heyerick and I have a multi-faceted conversation speaking to interpreting as language-focused, learning to effectively discuss our work as interpreters, involving all stakeholders into our conversations, and even more. Stayed tuned for the conversation continuation next week. Support th...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! I'm curious. Do you have a strategy? Why yes, yes, I do. My guest is Isabelle Heyerick. Today we learn about her practical and impactful research for the signed language profession. She takes us back to how it all started for her career as a Dutch/English/Flemish Sign Language interpreter, researcher, and assistant professor. Learn more about her thoughts on ethic...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! I see what you did there. I didn't understand it, but I see it. We don't need to know the language to know if an interpretation is effective or not. I discuss how we can analyze our practice work to improve our interpretation skills to serve the communities better. Similar to Sharon Neumann Solow's experience I share my story of how I could teach an inte...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Star date 09820.00 The big blue ball made another revolution around our star. It is 2025 of the common era! Many of us set goals at the beginning of each year. It is a time to rethink, reschedule, and renew us, and our plans. This episode talks about how we can do this even we work, study, and practice alone. But are we really alone? No, there are many of us. Listen to...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Life balance? First, we need to find the center of gravity to put the fulcrum. Sharon Neumann Solow shares more about how her new book Powerful Interpreting: Build Your Skills in 5 Steps , can develop the skills we need to strengthen. From students to experienced interpreters can be supported in their practice by just trying to focus on the 5 areas laid out in Sharon&a...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! WHAT?! I'm gob smacked! There are moments when our whole perspective is changed. We usually remember those moments vividly. Sharon Neumann Solow shares one such moment that stayed with her for a long time as she perfected and developed the concepts she realized at that time. It culminated in the publishing of her latest book, Powerful Interpreting: Build Your Skil...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! SHE's BAAaaaack! We had a "crackin'" good time! Sharon Neumann-Solow shares her thoughts as she describes the 2024 CIT conference. We discuss the beginnings of CIT, the major stars of that generation, and some of the impacts CIT has had on the training of signed language interpreters in the U.S. and abroad. [SECRET: Sharon has a new book! Check it o...