A while back, I read an article critical of interpreters working in pairs at court. They viewed it as a waste and misuse of tax money to have two interpreters sitting together getting paid to take turns. It was obvious to me that the monolingual writer of the article had absolutely no idea how hard […]
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I know that picking a fight and going to an extreme makes for great drama, which in turn, is good for blog readership, so let me start one. I am here to take a stand on neutrality! I want to fight for the option “None of the above”, the write-in option. The unpopular yet courageous
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Entrepreneurs like myself tend to be very stressed. There are several reasons why I went into business for myself. First, I took advantage of the opportunity when I perceived it. Second, I love working as an interpreter. Third, I have lost patience working in an incompetent environment. Now I make my own decisions and live
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On the first half of the blog we talked about the first three steps for creating a great sales/marketing strategy for 2013. Step one is the cleanup, step two is setting goals, and step three is the dream boards. 4. Create my cookbook (1/2 day)
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Those annoying pink ribbons…they have their purpose, but I despise them. I feel like I’m advertising my newbie status for all my colleagues to see. Lest I feel lonely, scores of colleagues surround me also sporting pink ribbons. Due to my Sandler training, I attend functions with goals. On Wednesday, October 24, the Welcome Reception
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Alfonso Interpreting & Transporting, Inc. (AITI) is happy to announce that on Monday, October 29, 2012, Emily Ortiz Alfonso was designated as a certified court interpreter by the South Carolina Court Administration.
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The court reporter greeted me and declared “I’m so happy to see you. The last few interpreters have been awful. The agencies have been sending them.” Hearing stories like these make me glow with pride. It means that my clients and related parties respect the service I perform. They are secure in the knowledge that
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I would imagine that a native Japanese speaker may cringe upon conversing with a Japanese-American. Portuguese nationals may be appalled by Brazilian Portuguese. There has been much jesting on the part of Britons that Americans have corrupted English. Have you ever heard of linguistic (or language) interference? Honestly, I never heard the term until July
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I’ll never forget the day I was sitting down with my fiancée and her bridesmaids watching a tragic movie. At the end of the movie, during a heart-wrenching scene, I began to feel the emotion welling up inside. I was about to cry, so instead I burst out in laughter. Needless to say, none of
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Here we go again. It was 9:00 p.m., almost bedtime. I was winding down talking with my daughter about her homework when the phone rang. Emily runs in the room with the ringing phone saying, “You deal with it!” “Hello,” I answered. “Mr. Alfonso, it’s me the guy that asked you to run across town
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Archway also bridges the gap in communication by offering a wide variety of interpreting and translation services.
Archway also bridges the gap in communication by offering a wide variety of interpreting and translation services.
