No doubt you are familiar with this scenario. You walk into a room and say hello to everyone. No one responds, because they all seem to be zombies with their mouths slightly open and their complete attention on the television. In fact you can just about say anything like “I quit my job” or “I […]
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Shortly after September 11, 2001 I found myself with a very bad cold. (Click here for my experience on 911.) I was coughing and short of breath. The cold became bronchitis, and seemed to go on forever. My doctor referred me to an allergist. My allergist referred me to a pulmonologist, noticing something in the
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From time to time, I find myself interpreting at an assignment and another interpreter observes. It is not the most comfortable feeling to have someone listen to everything you say, ready to point out any mistake that is made. This is the case sometimes when I have been assigned to interpret by the insurance company,
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I originally wrote this in 2012. I find it funny because it still happens from time to time. Sometimes the interpreter finds himself in very unusual circumstances. I have talked about the uncomfortable feeling of interpreting vulgar language. How about interpreting for someone inappropriately flirting? A while back, I was assigned to interpret for a
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Many of you know the Dollar Shave Club. I order shaving supplies along with shampoo, soaps, and other items! I like their products, they are value-priced, and they arrive conveniently at my home. This year, DSC ran a promotion to put 500 business logos from its loyal customers on Matt Tifft’s @NASCAR_Xfinity race car. My
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We provided a conference interpreting proposal for a large conference in a large United States city. The proposal also had an expiration date. The reason for the expiration date is because we prefer to work with top-notch conference interpreters who already have preferred team partners with whom they choose to work. Conference interpreters are often
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Imagine this. Instead of hiring a professional interpreter who is familiar with and cognizant of the code of ethics, an untrained bilingual person is hired to simply cover the assignment. Without proper knowledge and training, the bilingual person serving as an “interpreter” will most likely unconsciously commit serious ethical violations while at the same
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Sexual harassment is a very big issue on the minds of most people this year. The list of Hollywood power players accused of harassment or abuse is immense, perhaps only outdone by the list of politicians. What makes the story all the more interesting is that fact that more and more women have mustered the
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Peak Safety Performance is a leading full-service safety consulting company in South Carolina. Its mission is to build a high-performance contractor safety culture in the South Carolina Upstate. Alfonso Interpreting has a special focus in providing Spanish-language safety training. Jeff Alfonso is an authorized OSHA® construction and industry outreach trainer and is fluent in both
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Before planning your next multilingual event consider these five key items when hiring conference interpreters. 1 Ethics Professional, skilled interpreters are aware of the existence of their code of ethics. It makes sense to confirm that the conference interpreters you select know and follow the code of ethics and can provide references. The following
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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.
