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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...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! How much baggage am I allowed?! How much can I handle? Marco Nardi talks about the advantages and disadvantages of knowing multiple languages and knowing multiple cultures for signed language interpreters. We may have more benefits than we may think we do. How can our baggage be a benefit? He also encourages us to rethink how we train interpreters. Is the "assault...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! "I'll take a side "order" of chaos." Today we visit with Marco Nardi and Italian sign language interpreter living in the UK. He shares his first experience falling into the profession beginning in Italy and stepping into the UK. His insight into how we used to interact with the deaf community, learning, sharing and developing our language and c...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Keep Calm! Keep Interpreting! Important vs. Urgent Interpreting Tips explaining two phrases I use at the end of episodes. What do they mean? Keep Calm. Keep Interpreting. Less stress, less worry about things that don't matter helps us do our work better. How do we know what to focus on and what to let go? I discuss this and more in today's episode of Interpre...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Magical Interpretations for All! This week we say farewell to Dr Cormac Leonard of Ireland. He shares his advice for new interpreters to be aware that their first steps into the profession are crucial for their development. He also discusses how we can use what he learned from his research into the history of our profession and the Deaf community in Ireland. This and m...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Making history! Yes, it's been a year since I launched this podcast. Lots of memories! Today Dr Cormac Leonard gives us a brief history lesson of the interpreting profession in Ireland. What were those first interpreters like? How were they different? What can we learn for today and our future? I'll see you next week, until then... Give me feedback or comment...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! "Long haired-hippy, need not apply..." Cormac takes us back to his journey to becoming the interpreter that he is today. We learn a little about the training of, the working conditions of, and the influences on interpreters. Get ready for some life lessons from Cormac. Stayed for more next week! I'll see you next week, until then... Give me feedback or c...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Wave your hands, token! Wave! We are grateful to meet with Dr Cormac Leonard from Ireland. In this episode we discuss the state of the profession in Ireland and the issues to plague us all. These are the little day-to-day topics we deal with that affect individual interpreters, the profession and the communities we serve. The topics include: making a living, accessibil...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Words? What are those? So many thigns influence our interpreting work. Language development is critical. When you don't use your native language normally on a regular basis it can cause problems. What problems? This episode discusses the many ways my interpreting was influenced positively and negatively by me being an expat, living and working permanently in anoth...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! What (dance) steps do you take in your approach to interpreting? Today Bostjan shares his research into Slovene Sign Language and a theory of translation that gave him a new perspective on interpreting today. I'll see you next week, until then... Give me feedback or comments! Keep the passion AWAKE! (Buy Me a Coffee) Be one of THE cool kids, join the newsletter! P...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Check your privilege. Empower others by example, with information, and respect. Bostjan shares his perspective from his experiences about the development of the Deaf and interpreting communities in Slovenia. Does it compare to yours? Maybe such thoughts can empower us as interpreters to better serve our communities. Annnd... learn about "Love" in Slovenia. Gi...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Footstep by footstep, walking is good exercise. We all walk on different paths. Today our guest Bostjan shares a bit of the history and development of the interpreting profession in Slovenia. He speaks of the education and testing to become an interpreter. He also opens up about his feelings as a CODA and a short story of life before Slovenia became independent. Learn...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Sightseeing in Slovenia with Slovene Sign Language interpreting. (Say that five times fast.) Learning from a CODA interpreter in Slovenia, gives us one more perspective that adds another piece to the puzzle of our profession. Bostjan Jerko shares his story and experience in interpreting with us in this interview. How do they get paid? Where do they work? What languages...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Be like Jill! Be like Kamila! Ask me. Tell me. Inspire others! Two fans left me some voicemails. Jill asks me why I made my move, how technology influences our work, and more. Kamila shares her best way to listen to the podcast. I answer their questions from my experience, and look to the future. I know each of you have questions or comments about each of the episodes....

Send me a Voicemail or Text! What do these have in common? 2D 3D Creative Star Trek Role That's right... SPACE! Robert expands on the concept of Role Space in this episode, connecting it to language, culture, and more. Enjoy this last episode in this interview. Give me feedback or comments! Keep the passion AWAKE! (Buy Me a Coffee) Be one of THE cool kids, join the newsletter! Please rate and...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! There's always a story. Stories make things real. They share history and connect us. Robert shares how he and Peter brainstormed their concept of Role Space. Their starting point of "start with the expected" helps us clear the metaphors from our heads that have been used for decades. We can start to understand what is the interpreter's role better....

Send me a Voicemail or Text! "I don't wanna!!" But...you can be. You are. Sometimes our path leads us to where we need to go. We learn who we are, what we can be. Today, Robert shares his reluctant "coming of age" interpreter story.  Telling us the lessons he learned that shaped his first steps into our profession. Next week we look about Role Space and how it came into be...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! You must be this high to ride this ride! We all have to conform to systems, bureaucracies, policies and rules. My guest today introduces us to these thoughts as he shares his story of living and working in the UK. Let's learn about interpreting and it's quirks there through the eyes of Robert G Lee. We'll learn more of this comparison and his research th...