August 2016

Three Traits Conference Interpreters Must Have

Conference interpreters must possess many traits, not the least of which is language knowledge.  Here are my top 3: Confidentiality Flexibility Quick thinking Let me share with you a recent experience that illustrate the three qualities mentioned on the outset of this article. It all started when one of our international clients requested us to …

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Court Interpreters Serve All Parties

I am fortunate that it has been many years since I received a traffic citation for a moving violation.  After all, no one wants to visit traffic court, much less suffer the consequences, like fines and increased automobile insurance. When I was a child, I used to watch a show titled Let’s Make a Deal.  …

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When Good People Interpreting Are Unethical

Imagine this scenario.  Instead of hiring a professional interpreter, familiar and cognizant of the code of ethics, an untrained bilingual person is hired to simply cover the assignment, a warm body.  Without proper knowledge and training, the bilingual person who interprets most likely will unconsciously commit serious ethical violations, all the while believing she is …

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Interpretation, a promising career choice

If you are bilingual, I’m sure you have had the emotional experience of helping someone needing to communicate. Not long ago, my youngest daughter excitedly approached me and shared, “Daddy, I did my first interpretation job!” My daughter was pulled out of class to interpret for a Spanish-speaking woman at the school reception area. She …

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Seguridad contra Relámpago

Recientemente en las noticias, se llevaron a cuatro obreros de una hacienda de melocotones al hospital después de ser golpeados por relámpago.  Una mujer que salía de un avión en Columbia fue golpeada por relámpago.  También, en el restaurante Taquería los Compadres en Murrells Inlet hubo lesiones por relámpago un miércoles por la tarde; se …

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Lightning Safety

Recently in the news, four people working at a peach farm were sent to the hospital after being struck by lightning in South Carolina. One woman was struck by lightning while de-boarding a plane in Columbia. Lightning struck the Taqueria los Compadres restaurant in Murrells Inlet one Wednesday afternoon, sending three people to the hospital …

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