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How do empathetic beings stay unbiased?

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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Reasons why you should not hire a qualified professional interpreter.

My contemporaries shamelessly self-promote and provide their own delusional reasons as to why only qualified professional interpreters (themselves) should be hired. How ridiculous is that! They use words such as ethics, standards or worse yet, liability to strong-arm potential clients to use them instead of saving tons of money using Google translate or the extraordinary

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Bad News! The Adjuster

Imagine having the great responsibility for providing care to an injured worker. He isn’t just an injured worker, though. He is also a son, a loving husband, and a father or uncle that has always provided for his family. He is a good man, a hard worker, loyal and generally kind. He was an active

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Staying ahead of the curve.

Freelancers and business owners have one thing in common. In order to stay in business, they must stay ahead of the curve. Nothing in life ever stays the same. There are changes in the economy, law, technology, and demographics. A thriving business right now could become irrelevant in a few short years. Kodak was once

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Resisting the Urge to Help

When you think of an interpreter, most people think of someone that facilitates communication.  Although that is true, it is important to understand what interpreters should and should not do. Imagine this scenario.  A highly educated doctor is asking a series of questions to his patient that speaks little to no English.  The doctor uses

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Bad News! The nurse case manager.

Just like doctors, nurses have a code of ethics. They are advocates for the patient. Their goal is to help the patient recover. Case managers work for the insurance company. They are somewhat like mediators for the insurance company. They coordinate all the services the patient will need, a vital service for recovery. They help

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Bad News from doctors

As mentioned in a previous post, lately I have had to interpret bad news to patients. It is one of those necessary responsibilities interpreters have to perform. For this post, I would like to talk about when the doctor has to give bad news. I have had many conversations with different doctors, some of whom

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Confirming Calls

Some of our clients will send us an e-mail with the name of the claimant and his contact info and saying “please take care of it.” I know what that means. It means that our company needs to contact the patient and get whatever information that is lacking in order to bill the case. It

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Ring Ring

One of the more difficult challenges for entrepreneurial interpreters is the telephone.  We depend on that very important piece of equipment to get work.  Every missed call might represent a missed job. Many agencies that contract interpreters are known for repeatedly calling to confirm appointments.  For this reason, some interpreters have been seen talking on

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Growing pains

When I started my business, I knew that I wanted to set an example in ethical conduct. I would not sacrifice quality for quantity. I also went into business to earn a decent income while controlling my time, precious time I could dedicate towards my family. In the beginning, we began by working with agencies.

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