Interpreter's Workshop with Tim Curry

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Merry Christmas from my family. This is a short reflection of the year and a moment of gratitude for having such great guests and listeners. Thank you all. And our daughter, Juliana, has composed an impromptu song just for you. Enjoy. Until next time... Support the show On Demand Workshops Now! (Certificates of Attendance, RID CEUs approved) [ The official place to get...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! The FUTURE!!!??? It's impossible to know the future, so it is best to know... you. We finish our conversation with Dr Marty Taylor. Through the insight of "word association" and looking from the past to the future of sign language interpreting, Marty gives us advice and perspective about what it means to be a signed language interpreter. Enjoy. Until nex...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! "Young Whipper-snappers! Get off my lawn!" Yes, each generation complains about the younger generations in some way. However, our guest, Dr Marty Taylor points out how we as sign language interpreters have adapted to the changes over the generations in our field. In this episode, Marty shares her thoughts on how to create an interpreter training program today...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Sign Language Interpreters with Altitude?? No, ATTITUDE! Marty Taylor and I discuss: ethics in the beginning of her career, attitude defined by ASL and English, spoken language interpreters differing perspectives , and how to use her books. So much information to delight your cognitive powers. Next week we start with how Marty would start an interpreting degree program...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Life is full of adventures. Sometimes things just happen, and it's FUN! Our guest is Dr Marty Taylor, an American-Canadian sign language interpreter. She was one of the first generation of academically-trained ASL/English interpreters as the U.S. transitioned from only CODA-generation of interpreters during the nation-wide establishment of interpreter education. W...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! I don't talk much, but when I do... I have an expert opinion! Robyn shares some insight into her research and how it can spring from the valuable conversations we have with colleagues. We learn more about how workshops are just a step in our ongoing education. And she wraps up with some great advice to save us some common headaches when working with the uninformed...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Your Voice is Too Loud! You should let others speak. In this part 3 of my series with Robyn K Dean, we look at how to improve our professional development on our own. That means, reflect on our practice, speak out about what we do and analyze it. But why is that so hard to do when we have so many workshops? Robyn breaks it down for us. We discuss some interesting ideas...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Wait, it's about you, not me! I get it. In this episode, Dr Dean shares how Demand Control Schema applied to the signed language interpreting profession ... got out of control quickly . Yet, over time, it has coalesced into a textbook and a filter with which to look at the dynamics of our work. This has lead her to the new focus of looking at signed language inter...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! The Best DEMANDING Job Ever! Yes, with CONTROLS! (See what I did there?) Dr Robyn K Dean opens the curtain for us to see how her journey in our signed language interpreting profession had familiar steps of development that we all have. She went from frustration, almost boredom to looking deep into what we do, which lead to the study and research that we know today, Dem...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! I taught you better than that! - Joni Bice. We end our conversation with Joni Bice in this episode. She nicely gives us her wise perspective on how to work with students of sign language interpreting, interpreter teams, and much more. We might even share some giggles. This episode is the first to have an outtake at the ending, so stayed tuned after I sign off. You&apos...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Challenges, Changes, Chapters of Life... Joni Bice continues to share her stories of how the sign language interpreting profession changed in the U.S. She tells of the late Lillian Beard and how she influenced Joni with her attitude towards the younger generation of interpreters. We talk about how to find ongoing education to match our skill level, how to handle the to...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Forget about your interpreting! Then you never have to disclose what you know.  My conversation with Joni Bice from Oklahoma, USA, continues. She shares stories and developments and influences of: interpreter working conditions testing organizations ethical development and more Stayed tuned for next week's conversation continuation! Support the show On Demand Work...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! From Texas to Oklahoma, "Plain Interpreting"! We hear stories of how the Sign Language Interpreting profession evolved from the 1970s to today. My guest Joni Bice retells the struggles, the details of working conditions, education, testing, and human interactions from her lived experiences. She recalls experiences from her first introduction to the Deaf commu...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Rights! Right?   - The theme of the 2023 efsli conference. We all have rights as signed language interpreters, but what are they; how do we use them; when can we use them? Those were some of the questions attendees and presenters looked at this year at the conference - LIVE. In this episode we get a taste of this discussion through the eyes of fellow signed language in...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! efsli 2023 CONFERENCE in Thessaloniki, Greece! 15-17 September, 2023 Kamila Skalska a super friend of the podcast attended the conference and connected us to attendees there. I first introduce you to Kamila and then we meet a few of the attendees, efsli board members and presenters from the weekend. This week is only a taste of more to come next week. Enjoy. Until next...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! All Aboard! Haaahaaha! ...the crazy train of interpreting travel. How is traveling like interpreting? How is solo travel different than travelling in a tour group? In this episode, I compare how working solo as an interpreter has similarities to travelling solo. I also compare travelling in a tour group with interpreting in a team. There are positives and negatives to...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! That was a great seminar! What was it about? We've all been there, done that. We attend a great training, workshop or conference and then a few days later we only remember a few things. A few weeks later, and most of it is gone. How do we make better use of our time and trainings? This InterpreTips episode focuses on the Feynman technique which can lead to better...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! What? Huh? I don't understand what you mean. Yes, people are confusing. Today, our guest Filip Machac finishes our conversation discussing imposter-syndrome connected to beginning the profession of interpreting, and how we can overcome it. My thanks again to my fellow Czech interpreter, Filip Machac for sharing his passion of our profession. Until next week... Giv...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Gusto! Passion! Celtic Pride! ...Huh? Filip Machac our guest from the Czech Republic regals us with his passions and interests surrounding his work and life as a Czech/Czech Sign Language interpreter. Knowing our passions well helps us balance our work, family life, hobbies, and energy levels. Listen to Filip and I discuss how his interests overlap his profession and s...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! "Time may change me, but I can't change time." Books we read, and people we meet, all give us new knowledge and influence the changes within us. Filip Machac from the Czech Republic shares some of the working conditions and influences he faces while working as a fellow sign language interpreter. What brings awareness to the public: of our clients' r...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Don't Czech-out, Czech-in... to this episode from my home! I meet with Czech interpreter Filip Machač who tells us his reason for being in the profession, what conditions are like in the Czech Republic, and much more in this first part of his interview. Why did you start the interpreting journey? Until next week... Give me feedback or comments! Support me monthly ...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! When the Inner Voice becomes the Outer Voice After last week, we've learned from our inner-humorous voice that we must take charge of some parts of the online platform in order to do our job well. I share my online interpreting experience and solutions to the common obstacles we face when facilitating communication for our clients. I look at preparation, pre-assig...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Multi-Pass! No wait, wrong movie. Multi-pin! Yes, give me Multi-pin! This episode laughs at all of the craziness that we interpreters encounter when working online. Listen, laugh, shake your head-knowingly and reflect on what we might be projecting to our clients when our inner voices are expressing our astonishment at what goes on online. Next week, I'll discuss...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Are interpreters vegetarians?! Perhaps, that's not the meaning of "Meat nor Fish", but in today's episode Marco Nardi helps us see his perspective as an expat interpreter living in-between the worlds of Italy, UK, hearing and Deaf. He gives advice to the beginning interpreter to prevent burnout and one good tip for interpreters who also use English...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! "What do you trade to be the Jack of All Trades?" Marco and I touch on various related topics. How do you fit into this discussion? Why do some experienced interpreters become complacent? Should interpreters be general practitioners or specialists in different domains of interpreting? How do we change interpreting training to match these goals? Should we chan...