June 2016

Eleven Skills Conference Interpreters Must Possess

Try this exercise for just a few minutes. Listen to a TED talk and try repeating everything the speaker says. This requires you to listen and talk at the same time.  It’s called shadowing. Please take a moment and click on the link to begin. [spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”]

Court Interpreter Role Playing

While recently visiting the court to watch my wife and partner Emily interpret, I stepped outside to retrieve something from the car and mentioned to one of the officers that Emily is my wife. The officer became so excited and was happy to meet me. [spacer height=”20px”]   She enthusiastically said to me, “I love …

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Journey to Safety Excellence

The National Safety Council is a great resource for any company interested in protecting its most important asset:  employees.  They have a fantastic Infographic called Journey to Safety Excellence:  JSE-Infographic-Printable.   A lesson learned is that companies that participate in voluntary safety performance measurement programs demonstrate a 52% decrease in number of claims and an …

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When Worlds Collide: Workers’ Compensation and Hospital Interpreters (a personal experience)

I was at the hospital ready to interpret for a very nervous patient. For almost an entire year, I provided interpreting services for him at doctors’ appointments, physical therapy and even for medical tests.   I was the assigned interpreter when the doctor first ordered tests and prescribed physical therapy. After a while, the doctor …

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