Tim Curry

Interpreter's Workshop with Tim Curry

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This unique (sometimes funny, sometimes serious) podcast focuses on supporting signed language interpreters in the European countries by creating a place with advice, tips, ideas, feelings and people to come together. Interpreter's Workshop with Tim Curry deals with the fact that many countries do not have education for sign language interpreters. Here we talk to sign language interpreters, teachers, and researchers, to look at the real issues and share ideas for improvement from many countries. Signed language interpreters usually work alone or in small teams. This can create a feeling of unc...

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Tim Curry

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IW 08: Interview Sharon N-Solow Part 1: It's a Complicated World 18.07.2022 28:37

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Part 1 of a long and wonderful interview with Sharon Neumann Solow, an interpreter from the U.S.A. Sharon shares her view of the sign language interpreting profession: how we should work, her humble beginnings in interpreting, what is important for training interpreters, and much more. _______ In loving memory of Virginia Lee Hughes December 24, 1926 - July 13, 2022 a...

IW 07: InterpreTips: I am He as You are He...Actor or Interpreter? 11.07.2022 17:32

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Acting is not everyone's cup of tea. I would say interpreters must at least sip a little from that cup or lose some of our fluency in interpreting . Bruce and Siegrid gave me some thoughts about how to put into words my view of interpreting. Using some acting skills helps us create a better interpretation and allows us to be a part of the context in a more comfort...

IW 06: Interview Siegrid Leurs Part 2: Chocolate Change 04.07.2022 27:26

Send me a Voicemail or Text! European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (efsli), what is it, what does it do? Siegrid Leurs, board member and friend, gives us the details of efsli and why it's fun. Listen to the end to hear some of her insights about interpreting and some fun facts about herself. You can now leave a review on my website! Please rate and review on your favorite podcast playe...

IW 05: Interview Siegrid Leurs Part 1: Laugh, client, laugh! 27.06.2022 33:34

Send me a Voicemail or Text! This is a wonderful conversation with Siegrid. She shares her road to interpreting, a quick complicated look into the interpreting field in Belgium and just a few laughs. Siegrid is a board member of efsli (European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters). Stay tuned to Part 2 of this conversation to learn more about this international organization. You can now leave a re...

IW 04: InterpreTips: Decisions - What we take is equal to what we make. 20.06.2022 13:51

Send me a Voicemail or Text! I made a decision to discuss decisions. This is a short episode for those of you who like quick thoughts on one subject. The one continuous discussion in the sign language profession is focused on how we make decisions, practical, professional, ethical and moral . Why do we always have questions about our decisions? What makes it so hard for us to accept our decisions...

IW 03: Interview Bruce Cameron Part 2: Do the Right Thing. 13.06.2022 29:38

Send me a Voicemail or Text! This is a wonderful discussion in the second half of my interview with Scottish, CODA interpreter, Bruce Cameron. He explains more about the system of training for sign language interpreters in Scotland and we dig deeper into his approaches to decision-making, team interpreting and more. His perspective of interpreting comes from growing up in the natural language and...

IW 02: Interview Bruce Cameron Part 1: CODA, DJ, Bull, Interpreter 06.06.2022 28:56

Send me a Voicemail or Text! When did you decide to be an interpreter? How did you become an interpreter? Listen to one interpreter's path to the profession and how his life journey influences his work. His experiences can be lessons for us all. In this episode of the Interpreter's Workshop, we visit with a BSL/English interpreter from Scotland. Bruce Cameron is a CODA who became an inte...

IW 01: Mom, REALLY, it's OK. 06.06.2022 21:33

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Why do we take ourselves so seriously? Chill. Stay cool. Be calm and interpret. In this episode of the Interpreter's Workshop, I tell two stories from the beginning of my two careers. I relate them to interpreting, the profession and selfcare. Story 1: Ego...much? Story 2: Don't look at me...it was him! Also, thoughts on the phrase that interpreters use often...

IW 00: Me, Myself and Why. 31.05.2022 8:52

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Welcome to the Interpreter's Workshop! This is a short introduction of me, Tim Curry AND a quick description of what this podcast is all about. Tim Curry: husband, father, interpreter, astrophysicist, actor, teacher.... Interpreter's Workshop: A place for sign language interpreters to hear thoughts and discussions about real-life topics we encounter in our da...