Interpreter's Workshop with Tim Curry

Send me a Voicemail or Text! What do YOU really think?? This episode is a fun, sarcastic look at what we sometimes are thinking or what we would like to say. Laugh, if you can, but try not to cry. We get the same old questions, the same old comments. We deal with the same problems every month. We don't have the PowerPoints yet, sorry. Sign language is universal, right?! Please don't stan...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Smiling from Poland! In this last part of my chat with Dr Aleksandra Kalata Zawlocka we find advice from research to improve our interpreting and more. Consecutive interpreting is best for... ?? We should ask our clients about... ? Don't regret what made you... ? Think about how our roles change over time when working together in our field. A BIG thank you to Dr A...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Stepping into Poland again! Dr Aleksandra Kalata Zawlocka gives research insights for the interpreting profession and tips for creating an education program for sign language interpreters. Aleksandra shares her passion for linguistics and how to use existing programs and research to improve our field and its education. You can Support the show ! Click the links below t...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Our journey takes us to Poland! Dr Aleksandra Kalata Zawlocka shares what the interpreting profession looks like today and how it got there. The first Association of Polish Sign Language Interpreters was established in 2009. Aleksandra takes us back to that moment and gives us a glimpse of what steps interpreters and the Deaf community have taken in the ongoing develop...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! How do you prepare for an interpreting gig? If it's a presentation of some sort, do you HAVE to have the "materials"? How do you study the materials? What if you don't understand the presentation? If it is a situation that has no "materials", how do you prepare to create a professional, quality interpretation? I share some of the ways I pr...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Part 4, the last in our interview series with Sharon Neumann Solow , an American pioneer interpreter from the U.S.A. Sharon is a teacher, consultant, researcher, actor and genuine gift to all. This episode touches the heart a bit deeper and a sensitive court case topic is mentioned. Be warned that tears may drop. Also, Virginia Hughes passed away only a few days after...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Part 3 of our journey with Sharon Neumann Solow, an interpreter-extraordinaire from the U.S.A. Sharon shares her changing view of the sign language interpreting profession: travel to teach in Italy Models, questions, and answers learn from the communities we serve teaching gratitude...good attitude and much more. Next week is the FINAL episode of this interview. Be pre...

Send me a Voicemail or Text! Part 2 of this wonderful interview with Sharon Neumann Solow, an interpreter from the U.S.A. Sharon shares her view of the sign language interpreting profession: the positive developments we have made the struggles we still have Deaf professionals showing us the way qualities of good teachers, mentors all about attitude, it's important and much more. _______ In lo...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...