This unique (sometimes funny, sometimes serious) podcast focuses on supporting signed language interpreters in the European countries by creating a place with advice, tips, ideas, feelings and people to come together. Interpreter's Workshop with Tim Curry deals with the fact that many countries do not have education for sign language interpreters. Here we talk to sign language interpreters, teachers, and researchers, to look at the real issues and share ideas for improvement from many countries. Signed language interpreters usually work alone or in small teams. This can create a feeling of uncertainty about our work, our skills and our roles. Here is the place to connect and find certainty. Let me know what you need at https://interpretersworkshop.com/contact/ and TRANSCRIPTS here: https://interpretersworkshop.com/transcripts
"Re-search" means to search again for that which has been searched for. Right?
In part 4 Nives Gotovac describes her recent research and how it contributed to the development of the sign language interpreter profession in Croatia. She details some of the results, what surprised her and what she concluded from these results.
Learn how you too can benefit from such research.
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STOP Pretending. Be what you pretend to be, be better.
Sign language interpreters have many influences that affect our work. In part three of our conversation with Croatian Sign Language interpreter, Nives Gotovac, we learn more of those obvious and not so obvious influences on our work and lives. We learn from this CODA (child of Deaf adults), about ethics, language, and community as we discuss the interpreting profession in Croatia.
And for some fun... Ever wonder why someone would not like coffee?? Nives tells us her reason.
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How Dare You! Oh, that's what you mean... OK.
Continuing our conversation with Nives Gotovac from Croatia, we learn more about her journey to becoming a sign language interpreter, the joy, the embarrassment, the fun, and the development process. Sprinkled in the mix we learn more details of the Croatian Sign Language interpreter profession's working conditions and growing pains.
As always, we have a little fun. Enjoy this second part of our chat.
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I need makeup! I'm a professional. I need to look the part!!!
Today we go to Croatia. A beautiful country where our guest is from. Nives Gotovac tells of her journey as a CODA into the sign language interpreting profession. We learn about community, the conditions, pay, and how sign language interpreters work in Croatia.
Join us for more insightful interview parts in the coming episodes.
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"Boxing Day" is over. Time to step out and look around!
We are a practice profession. We are supposed to be developing our skills, knowledge, and overall work habits continually. However, we sometimes create our own personal and professional barriers to our own growth.
In this InterpreTips, I discuss how we build our own walls, boxing in our thoughts, our perspectives, our talents, our decisions, and our interpretations. Let's think through this to achieve more for ourselves, our profession, and the communities we serve as sign language interpreters.
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What's his face! uh... Who you gonna call?!
The InterpreTips today are all about name signs. What are they? How are they used? What do we do with them in our interpretation?
Name signs can be one of those hard concepts to interpret in a nice way. We'll discuss the awkwardness of it and figure out ways to improve.
Oddly enough this is one of the many elements of interpreting that Marty Taylor discusses in her "Blue books", Interpreting Skills: ASL to English.
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Happy New Year, 2024!!
Let's celebrate the new year and look back on 2023 and a bit into 2022. I look at how we can be better interpreters and colleagues within the communities we serve and our own signed language interpreting community.
And a special recognition to those friends and colleagues who have donated and supported me and the podcast from 2022 to 2024.
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Merry Christmas from my family.
This is a short reflection of the year and a moment of gratitude for having such great guests and listeners. Thank you all.
And our daughter, Juliana, has composed an impromptu song just for you. Enjoy.
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The FUTURE!!!??? It's impossible to know the future, so it is best to know... you.
We finish our conversation with Dr Marty Taylor. Through the insight of "word association" and looking from the past to the future of sign language interpreting, Marty gives us advice and perspective about what it means to be a signed language interpreter. Enjoy.
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"Young Whipper-snappers! Get off my lawn!"
Yes, each generation complains about the younger generations in some way. However, our guest, Dr Marty Taylor points out how we as sign language interpreters have adapted to the changes over the generations in our field.
In this episode, Marty shares her thoughts on how to create an interpreter training program today, how language deprivation experienced by the deaf community affects our work, how interpreting decades ago was vastly different than today, and much more.
Next week, my interview with Marty comes to a close.
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Sign Language Interpreters with Altitude?? No, ATTITUDE!
Marty Taylor and I discuss:
- ethics in the beginning of her career,
- attitude defined by ASL and English,
- spoken language interpreters differing perspectives,
- and how to use her books.
So much information to delight your cognitive powers. Next week we start with how Marty would start an interpreting degree program today.
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Life is full of adventures. Sometimes things just happen, and it's FUN!
Our guest is Dr Marty Taylor, an American-Canadian sign language interpreter. She was one of the first generation of academically-trained ASL/English interpreters as the U.S. transitioned from only CODA-generation of interpreters during the nation-wide establishment of interpreter education.
We learn how her journey started and evolved into her professional career and about those who supported her way.
Listen to this and the following episodes to learn more of her story, working conditions in the US, Canada, and about her research detailing sign language interpreting skills, and so much more.
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I don't talk much, but when I do... I have an expert opinion!
Robyn shares some insight into her research and how it can spring from the valuable conversations we have with colleagues. We learn more about how workshops are just a step in our ongoing education. And she wraps up with some great advice to save us some common headaches when working with the uninformed.
Listen during the "credits" to hear a little laughter at the end.
Next week...another experienced expert guest.
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Your Voice is Too Loud! You should let others speak.
In this part 3 of my series with Robyn K Dean, we look at how to improve our professional development on our own. That means, reflect on our practice, speak out about what we do and analyze it. But why is that so hard to do when we have so many workshops?
Robyn breaks it down for us. We discuss some interesting ideas of the dynamics involved with the workshop mentality that many sign language interpreters have.
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Wait, it's about you, not me! I get it.
In this episode, Dr Dean shares how Demand Control Schema applied to the signed language interpreting profession ...got out of control quickly. Yet, over time, it has coalesced into a textbook and a filter with which to look at the dynamics of our work.
This has lead her to the new focus of looking at signed language interpreting as a Practice Profession, which she touches on in this episode and the upcoming ones. Stay tuned!
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The Best DEMANDING Job Ever! Yes, with CONTROLS!
(See what I did there?)
Dr Robyn K Dean opens the curtain for us to see how her journey in our signed language interpreting profession had familiar steps of development that we all have. She went from frustration, almost boredom to looking deep into what we do, which lead to the study and research that we know today, Demand Control Schema as a part of our professional practice.
Robyn shares those moments from behind the scenes as she grew in her work. Enjoy the stories and insight in this episode and in the coming episodes.
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I taught you better than that! - Joni Bice.
We end our conversation with Joni Bice in this episode. She nicely gives us her wise perspective on how to work with students of sign language interpreting, interpreter teams, and much more. We might even share some giggles.
This episode is the first to have an outtake at the ending, so stayed tuned after I sign off. You'll have a little laugh too.
A BIG thank you to Joni Bice for her patience with me as a student, team interpreter, and as an interviewer. It was such a joy to do these episodes.
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Challenges, Changes, Chapters of Life...
Joni Bice continues to share her stories of how the sign language interpreting profession changed in the U.S. She tells of the late Lillian Beard and how she influenced Joni with her attitude towards the younger generation of interpreters. We talk about how to find ongoing education to match our skill level, how to handle the tough assignments, what makes Joni laugh and much more.
Next week we hear the last of this interview.
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Forget about your interpreting! Then you never have to disclose what you know.
My conversation with Joni Bice from Oklahoma, USA, continues. She shares stories and developments and influences of:
- interpreter working conditions
- testing
- organizations
- ethical development
- and more
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From Texas to Oklahoma, "Plain Interpreting"!
We hear stories of how the Sign Language Interpreting profession evolved from the 1970s to today. My guest Joni Bice retells the struggles, the details of working conditions, education, testing, and human interactions from her lived experiences. She recalls experiences from her first introduction to the Deaf community and its language to becoming the first Department Head of the interpreting program in Oklahoma City.
It's great to learn about history from those who lived it. Learn with me from this episode to the next parts of our conversation in the coming weeks.
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Rights! Right? - The theme of the 2023 efsli conference.
We all have rights as signed language interpreters, but what are they; how do we use them; when can we use them? Those were some of the questions attendees and presenters looked at this year at the conference - LIVE. In this episode we get a taste of this discussion through the eyes of fellow signed language interpreters:
[NOTE: The sound quality is influenced by the great mingling of that rare species of signed language interpreters. Listen carefully to their excitement.]
Kamila Skalska our reporter (Poland)
Aleksandra Kalata-Zawlocka (Poland)
Tamara Halutzi (Israel)
Nancy Ropiejko(Poland-USA)
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Tom Temming (Germany)
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Joanna Huczynska (Poland) [interpreter voice: Kamila Skalska]
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David Wolfenden (UK)
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Sherry Shaw (USA)
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Radka Novakova (Czech Republic) [interpreter voice: Klara Hercikova
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Paul Michaels (UK)
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Siegrid Leurs (efsli Board - Belgium)
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efsli 2023 CONFERENCE in Thessaloniki, Greece! 15-17 September, 2023
Kamila Skalska a super friend of the podcast attended the conference and connected us to attendees there.
I first introduce you to Kamila and then we meet a few of the attendees, efsli board members and presenters from the weekend. This week is only a taste of more to come next week.
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All Aboard! Haaahaaha! ...the crazy train of interpreting travel.
How is traveling like interpreting?
How is solo travel different than travelling in a tour group?
In this episode, I compare how working solo as an interpreter has similarities to travelling solo. I also compare travelling in a tour group with interpreting in a team. There are positives and negatives to both working environments. Let's talk about how we can navigate the conditions in both.
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That was a great seminar! What was it about?
We've all been there, done that. We attend a great training, workshop or conference and then a few days later we only remember a few things. A few weeks later, and most of it is gone. How do we make better use of our time and trainings?
This InterpreTips episode focuses on the Feynman technique which can lead to better comprehension of what we attended and better retention (help us to remember these new concepts longer).
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What? Huh? I don't understand what you mean.
Yes, people are confusing. Today, our guest Filip Machac finishes our conversation discussing imposter-syndrome connected to beginning the profession of interpreting, and how we can overcome it.
My thanks again to my fellow Czech interpreter, Filip Machac for sharing his passion of our profession.
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Gusto! Passion! Celtic Pride! ...Huh?
Filip Machac our guest from the Czech Republic regals us with his passions and interests surrounding his work and life as a Czech/Czech Sign Language interpreter.
Knowing our passions well helps us balance our work, family life, hobbies, and energy levels. Listen to Filip and I discuss how his interests overlap his profession and support his skills. We also touch on the subject of artistic interpreting.
NOTE: A very special thank you to Filip and his bandmates from ISARA for the wonderful music clips of their own arrangement. See the list of music below that I used from their generous gift to us.
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Music by ISARA on this episode:
7-8-9 (instr.) music: Filip Machač & Filip Šelemberk, ar.: Isara
Nights in London (instr.) music: Jenna Reid, Liz Carroll & Michael McGoldrick, ar.: Isara Shetland Night in London (Jenna Reid) - Diplodocus (Liz Carroll) - Pitt Street (Michael McGoldrick)
Půl slánky [Half a salt shaker](Jimmy Mó Mhíle Stór) music: Irish folk, lyrics: David Šelemberk and Saša Niklíčková
Performers
ISARA
Kristýna Šelemberková - vocals
Filip Šelemberk - Irish whistles, Irish flute, acoustic guitar, keyboards, vocals
David Šelemberk - acoustic guitar, Irish bouzouki, vocals
Filip Machač - electric guitar, mandolin
Tomáš Nezdara - bass guitar, vocals
Václav Pohl - drums, percussion
Recorded in 2022 at White Wolf Records
Production, musical direction and mastering - Karel Dřínek
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"Time may change me, but I can't change time."
Books we read, and people we meet, all give us new knowledge and influence the changes within us. Filip Machac from the Czech Republic shares some of the working conditions and influences he faces while working as a fellow sign language interpreter.
What brings awareness to the public:
- of our clients' rights?
- of sign languages?
- of what interpreting is and our role?
Enjoy this episode and the following episodes with Filip.
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Don't Czech-out, Czech-in... to this episode from my home!
I meet with Czech interpreter Filip Machač who tells us his reason for being in the profession, what conditions are like in the Czech Republic, and much more in this first part of his interview.
Why did you start the interpreting journey?
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When the Inner Voice becomes the Outer Voice
After last week, we've learned from our inner-humorous voice that we must take charge of some parts of the online platform in order to do our job well.
I share my online interpreting experience and solutions to the common obstacles we face when facilitating communication for our clients. I look at preparation, pre-assignment communication with the organizers, practical ways to use the technology, and how to avoid the problems that the technology still has.
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Multi-Pass! No wait, wrong movie. Multi-pin! Yes, give me Multi-pin!
This episode laughs at all of the craziness that we interpreters encounter when working online. Listen, laugh, shake your head-knowingly and reflect on what we might be projecting to our clients when our inner voices are expressing our astonishment at what goes on online.
Next week, I'll discuss how we truly manage our work when such funny situations impact us.
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Are interpreters vegetarians?!
Perhaps, that's not the meaning of "Meat nor Fish", but in today's episode Marco Nardi helps us see his perspective as an expat interpreter living in-between the worlds of Italy, UK, hearing and Deaf.
He gives advice to the beginning interpreter to prevent burnout and one good tip for interpreters who also use English as a non-native speaker.
Let's put our feet firmly... in-between these worlds in this episode.
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"What do you trade to be the Jack of All Trades?"
Marco and I touch on various related topics. How do you fit into this discussion?
- Why do some experienced interpreters become complacent?
- Should interpreters be general practitioners or specialists in different domains of interpreting?
- How do we change interpreting training to match these goals?
- Should we change on-going education/training?
Listen carefully, there just might be a quiz! ;)
Be sure to stay tuned for the last episode with our Italian colleague in the UK, next week.
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How much baggage am I allowed?! How much can I handle?
Marco Nardi talks about the advantages and disadvantages of knowing multiple languages and knowing multiple cultures for signed language interpreters. We may have more benefits than we may think we do. How can our baggage be a benefit?
He also encourages us to rethink how we train interpreters. Is the "assault-training" method working?
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"I'll take a side "order" of chaos."
Today we visit with Marco Nardi and Italian sign language interpreter living in the UK.
He shares his first experience falling into the profession beginning in Italy and stepping into the UK. His insight into how we used to interact with the deaf community, learning, sharing and developing our language and cultural knowledge in an immersive fashion, shows how things have changed. Join us in this and the next episodes with Marco Nardi.
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Keep Calm! Keep Interpreting! Important vs. Urgent
Interpreting Tips explaining two phrases I use at the end of episodes. What do they mean? Keep Calm. Keep Interpreting.
Less stress, less worry about things that don't matter helps us do our work better. How do we know what to focus on and what to let go? I discuss this and more in today's episode of InterpreTips.
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Magical Interpretations for All!
This week we say farewell to Dr Cormac Leonard of Ireland. He shares his advice for new interpreters to be aware that their first steps into the profession are crucial for their development. He also discusses how we can use what he learned from his research into the history of our profession and the Deaf community in Ireland.
This and more is in today's episode, enjoy!
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Making history! Yes, it's been a year since I launched this podcast. Lots of memories!
Today Dr Cormac Leonard gives us a brief history lesson of the interpreting profession in Ireland.
- What were those first interpreters like?
- How were they different?
- What can we learn for today and our future?
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"Long haired-hippy, need not apply..."
Cormac takes us back to his journey to becoming the interpreter that he is today. We learn a little about the training of, the working conditions of, and the influences on interpreters.
Get ready for some life lessons from Cormac. Stayed for more next week!
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Wave your hands, token! Wave!
We are grateful to meet with Dr Cormac Leonard from Ireland. In this episode we discuss the state of the profession in Ireland and the issues to plague us all. These are the little day-to-day topics we deal with that affect individual interpreters, the profession and the communities we serve. The topics include: making a living, accessibility for the sake of accessibility, high demand for interpreters with low supply, and much more.
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Words? What are those?
So many thigns influence our interpreting work. Language development is critical. When you don't use your native language normally on a regular basis it can cause problems. What problems?
This episode discusses the many ways my interpreting was influenced positively and negatively by me being an expat, living and working permanently in another country.
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What (dance) steps do you take in your approach to interpreting?
Today Bostjan shares his research into Slovene Sign Language and a theory of translation that gave him a new perspective on interpreting today.
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Check your privilege. Empower others by example, with information, and respect.
Bostjan shares his perspective from his experiences about the development of the Deaf and interpreting communities in Slovenia. Does it compare to yours? Maybe such thoughts can empower us as interpreters to better serve our communities.
Annnd... learn about "Love" in Slovenia.
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Footstep by footstep, walking is good exercise. We all walk on different paths.
Today our guest Bostjan shares a bit of the history and development of the interpreting profession in Slovenia. He speaks of the education and testing to become an interpreter. He also opens up about his feelings as a CODA and a short story of life before Slovenia became independent.
Learn about some humorous Deaf privilege before Slovene's independence!
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Sightseeing in Slovenia with Slovene Sign Language interpreting. (Say that five times fast.)
Learning from a CODA interpreter in Slovenia, gives us one more perspective that adds another piece to the puzzle of our profession. Bostjan Jerko shares his story and experience in interpreting with us in this interview.
How do they get paid?
Where do they work?
What languages do they use?
Enjoy this chat with Bostjan and Tim.
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Be like Jill! Be like Kamila! Ask me. Tell me. Inspire others!
Two fans left me some voicemails. Jill asks me why I made my move, how technology influences our work, and more. Kamila shares her best way to listen to the podcast.
I answer their questions from my experience, and look to the future.
I know each of you have questions or comments about each of the episodes. Why not send me a message too?
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What do these have in common?
- 2D
- 3D
- Creative
- Star Trek
- Role
That's right... SPACE!
Robert expands on the concept of Role Space in this episode, connecting it to language, culture, and more. Enjoy this last episode in this interview.
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There's always a story. Stories make things real. They share history and connect us.
Robert shares how he and Peter brainstormed their concept of Role Space. Their starting point of "start with the expected" helps us clear the metaphors from our heads that have been used for decades. We can start to understand what is the interpreter's role better.
[A special thank you to Hana Manková for giving us that wonderful French phrase.]
Next episode we finish our chat with Robert G Lee. See you then.
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"I don't wanna!!" But...you can be. You are.
Sometimes our path leads us to where we need to go. We learn who we are, what we can be.
Today, Robert shares his reluctant "coming of age" interpreter story. Telling us the lessons he learned that shaped his first steps into our profession.
Next week we look about Role Space and how it came into being through the musings of Robert G Lee and Peter Llewellyn Jones.
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You must be this high to ride this ride!
We all have to conform to systems, bureaucracies, policies and rules. My guest today introduces us to these thoughts as he shares his story of living and working in the UK. Let's learn about interpreting and it's quirks there through the eyes of Robert G Lee.
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aRRGHH! My contact fell out!
Ever feel like you cannot really see what's happening? Sometimes there's so much going on that we aren't sure what to do next. We're not sure what it all means.
Today I share four concepts that I remind myself of when situations get a bit complicated. It also helps me to remember these four perspectives when I become "used to", complacent, or big-headed about my work. When I think it's easy or it's no big deal. I must remember these four topics.
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Respect is a condition for... (Listen to the end to find out.)
In this last part of our chat about interpreting in Serbia, we talk about:
- starting the profession.
- old and new ways of looking at what interpreting is.
- experts and real experts.
- and some authentic perspectives from Vera.
I want to thank Vera for a great conversation over these three episodes. Great insight from Serbia.
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How do you get paid?? The judge said what??!!
Let's take a few moments to reflect on our journey as an interpreter. Recall what it was like to start, to go to your first gig. Then compare that to Vera's stories.
Vera tells us more details of the development of sign language interpreting in Serbia. The beginning is not that long ago. She tells us of the many relationships and connections that make it all possible.
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A sound Cat-astrophe?! [Yes, we hear some scratches and thumps from Vera's sick cat, but interpreters are flexible.]
Today I visit with Vera Jovanovic from Belgrade, Serbia. She shares about interpreter education, working conditions, the association, and how it all fits together with the large Deaf community and it's organizations too.
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"You can't do that!" "Can you believe she did that??!!" "I hate it when..."
We are all guilty of thinking or saying something like that above. In today's InterpreTips episode I give a clear look at why we should respect each of our colleagues who are in this journey with us.
It is true we must evaluate, analyze, and improve our work together, but we must use respect and kindness to achieve lasting success.
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Don't talk about interpreting?! And who is Bob?!
Dr Jonathan Downie and I finish our conversation. He leaves us with some ideas to think about as we continue our journey in interpreting.
- How do we view interpreting, what is it?
- Train interpreters for real life.
- Learn the skill of reading the room.
Thanks to Jonathan for his time and discussion. It is good to learn from spoken language interpreter colleagues.
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What?! I'm not the important one?!!
I continue the conversation with Dr Jonathan Downie from Scotland as he gives us more thoughts about the field of spoken and signed language interpreting.
We laugh... at our own jokes.
We try to be profound when our words won't come out.
We give our opinions of what interpreters should think about.
We even look at possible interpreting trends for the future.
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What?! The theory doesn't match reality?!!
I continue the conversation with Dr Jonathan Downie from Scotland as he gives us his incite into the field of spoken language interpreting.
Looking through his world view we see that models, theories and standards don't always match the reality of our work.
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My guest Dr Jonathan Downie from Scotland tells his journey in the profession of interpreting. He is an author and podcast host.
Being a researcher and a practicing interpreter gives him a unique perspective on our work.
Spoken language interpreting vs Signed language interpreting
Interpreting is interpreting. We use different modes of language, but essentially the process is the same.
What are the differences? Similarities? Today Jonathan begins the discussion on these topics and more giving us all more to think about.
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Holidays! Past! Future!
- What might have been.
- What could have been.
- What I did and didn't.
- What can be.
- NO REGRETS!
This episode comes out at a time when most of us think about the past year and look to the new year with anticipation of what can be... different. Let's look at the good things that happened and be thankful for those. It shows that the new year holds endless possibilities for even more positive connections.
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InterpreTips: Advice from my experience, research I've read, workshops I've attended.
This InterpreTip deals with that panic attack when our mouths and our brains disconnect. We are trying to interpret into the spoken language, but something happened and we forgot something or we created a sentence that has no ending.
How do we fix this? How do we prevent this?
Find out my answers in this episode.
Happy Holidays! This episode comes out on December 26, 2022. May your time be bright with friends and family today and in the new year!
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Cheesy American Grits, a food for all who dare!
Today we learn some details of Brett's life experience inside and outside of interpreting. What are "grits"? She'll tell you. How can we be better interpreter colleagues? She'll tell you. It was a fun conversation with Brett. We should all have conversations with each other more often.
Mentioned in the episode. Check it out! Let them know Tim Curry sent you.
HIVE CRAFT - Home Brett's family business.
I'll see you next week for the last episode of 2022!!!
Keep on interpreting.
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Power, seen and unseen, we must use it wisely.
Today, Brett speaks to the fact that much of what we do as interpreters transfers to all situations, even to different countries. Our interpreting process takes into account cultures, norms and of course language use. This applies even across borders.
We also learn of horizontal violence, online and verbal attacks within our profession. Her research can help us start improving our communication with colleagues to enrich each other rather than to tear us down.
Next week we conclude the interview with Brett Best with a look into her life in the UK and more.
Keep on interpreting.
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English is English, right? Which English?
Since language and culture are so intertwined, English can bring different meanings from different countries.
I speak with interpreter Brett Best who moved from the US to the UK. Her experiences give us insight into our profession by comparing the two journeys she took to be a working interpreter in each of these English-speaking countries.
In the next episodes she will give us an in-depth look at these journeys and the situation as it is now. As the chat continues, we'll get a peek at her research and how we can benefit in the field.
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"Mr. DeMille! I'm ready for my closeup!"
Attention seeker, attention getter, are we? Do we seek attention?
In this episode I discuss the finer points of why some interpreters say yes to doing interviews for TV or radio to talk about the Deaf community. Why do some feel it is OK to speak for others? When is it acceptable to answer questions about the clients we serve? Who decides?
So, pay attention to the attention seekers. Listen... closely.
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- Who am I?
- Who do you think you are?
- Who indeed.
Clients call us by many different names and say illogical statements and questions. Why do people still misunderstand our profession? I'm sure it has to do with awareness and amount of experience they have using an interpreter. However, I'll let the researchers found that answer.
Today, let's just have some fun with the "name-calling" and laugh at ourselves while chatting about the odd sayings of "those non-interpreters" out there in the wilderness.
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Drama! Drama! Drama! Be calm and interpret.
We are a young profession...still. Society knows about us, but individuals tend to misunderstand what we do and who we are. This societal perspective can make us become defensive. We have a list of reasons, arguments and explanations ready to counter any barriers that we encounter in our work.
This attitude can affect our ethical, moral, and practical decisions. In this episode, I detail this look at how we can make our decisions and create less stress for us and for the clients.
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A special story to say "until next time" to Zane Hema in the last episode of our conversation. In this episode, Zane expresses his support that a sense of humor is important to survive as an interpreter. And his exciting story of interpreting for royalty is an example for us all... not to mention just incredibly COOL!
Zane has regaled us with many lovely stories teaching us to laugh, cry and shake our heads. His journey speaks to many of us in different ways. This episode teaches us the gift of humor, humility, and respect for all.
Remembering Her Majesty:
Queen Elizabeth II
1926 - 2022
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ZANE keeps on going with more advice and thoughts to smile to.
Today we talk:
- what's in a good team, bad team.
- consider simple ways for further education.
- being good at interpreting in artistic settings
...with a little humor.
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The adventure continues with Zane Hema!
We chat about Zane's early interpreting experience and how he took a step into the unknown. He's glad he did since it helped him develop as an interpreter in new ways. We discuss how our relationships with our clients and the interpreter community help us grow in ways we cannot do alone. And we have a couple of laughs along the way.
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Do you live in a land down under?
Today we start our chat with Zane Hema living in Australia but known for his long support for European interpreters. Let's find out the adventurous beginnings of this wonderful colleague, learn a bit about the profession down under, and enjoy the lively banter of two friends in this episode.
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Be warned this episode contains silliness, crazy talk, inner thoughts, and perhaps some humor. Another look at the one-sided conversation between an interpreter and those who just don't get it...yet.
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Interpretive Humming?? "Waltz" this about?
Hanna and I chat about teams, work - life balance, and more. Not all of us are privileged to have a team when interpreting. Some countries either don't use teams or don't have enough interpreters to make teams.
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Aaannnd, we're back with Hanna Boesch in Austria!
Quiz time!
When was the Austrian Association of Interpreters established?
Meeting interpreters in other countries is good or bad?
More experience working as an interpreter just makes us old or what?
What is the "In Between"?
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PIRATES in Austria?! Pink is the OLD color for interpreters! Who knew!?
We meet with Hanna Boesch, an experienced sign language interpreter, teacher, and friend. The profession is alive and vibrant! In this part 1 of our chat, we learn the standards and conditions of the Austrian interpreting profession.
- What's the situation there?
- What's the education system like?
- How did Hanna start her career?
- How were they affected by the Russian-Ukranian war?
- and much more.
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What do YOU really think?? This episode is a fun, sarcastic look at what we sometimes are thinking or what we would like to say. Laugh, if you can, but try not to cry.
We get the same old questions, the same old comments. We deal with the same problems every month.
- We don't have the PowerPoints yet, sorry.
- Sign language is universal, right?!
- Please don't stand there.
- Why two interpreters?
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Smiling from Poland! In this last part of my chat with Dr Aleksandra Kalata Zawlocka we find advice from research to improve our interpreting and more.
- Consecutive interpreting is best for... ??
- We should ask our clients about... ?
- Don't regret what made you... ?
Think about how our roles change over time when working together in our field.
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Stepping into Poland again! Dr Aleksandra Kalata Zawlocka gives research insights for the interpreting profession and tips for creating an education program for sign language interpreters.
Aleksandra shares her passion for linguistics and how to use existing programs and research to improve our field and its education.
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Our journey takes us to Poland! Dr Aleksandra Kalata Zawlocka shares what the interpreting profession looks like today and how it got there.
The first Association of Polish Sign Language Interpreters was established in 2009. Aleksandra takes us back to that moment and gives us a glimpse of what steps interpreters and the Deaf community have taken in the ongoing development of our profession.
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How do you prepare for an interpreting gig?
If it's a presentation of some sort, do you HAVE to have the "materials"? How do you study the materials? What if you don't understand the presentation?
If it is a situation that has no "materials", how do you prepare to create a professional, quality interpretation?
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Part 4, the last in our interview series with Sharon Neumann Solow, an American pioneer interpreter from the U.S.A. Sharon is a teacher, consultant, researcher, actor and genuine gift to all.
This episode touches the heart a bit deeper and a sensitive court case topic is mentioned. Be warned that tears may drop. Also, Virginia Hughes passed away only a few days after this entire interview was made.
Sharon leaves us with coping strategies she uses to stay healthy, mentally and physically when tasked with difficult interpreting situations. Her final thoughts are to pass to us the words of wisdom and observations of the early mentors in her life.
So, the final words in this interview are:
- healthy coping strategies,
- legacy advice and comfort,
- and more.
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In loving memory of
Lou Fant
December 13, 1931 - June 11, 2001
Virginia Lee Hughes (VL)
December 24, 1926 - July 13, 2022
foundational leaders in the U.S. field of interpreting.
Interpreters of integrity, humility, civility, and graciousness.
They are missed.
_______
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Part 3 of our journey with Sharon Neumann Solow, an interpreter-extraordinaire from the U.S.A.
Sharon shares her changing view of the sign language interpreting profession:
- travel to teach in Italy
- Models, questions, and answers
- learn from the communities we serve
- teaching gratitude...good attitude
- and much more.
Next week is the FINAL episode of this interview. Be prepared for serious emotions.
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In loving memory of
Virginia Lee Hughes (VL)
December 24, 1926 - July 13, 2022
a real pioneer in the U.S. field of interpreting.
An interpreter of integrity who always put the clients first.
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Part 2 of this wonderful interview with Sharon Neumann Solow, an interpreter from the U.S.A.
Sharon shares her view of the sign language interpreting profession:
- the positive developments we have made
- the struggles we still have
- Deaf professionals showing us the way
- qualities of good teachers, mentors
- all about attitude, it's important
- and much more.
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Part 1 of a long and wonderful interview with Sharon Neumann Solow, an interpreter from the U.S.A.
Sharon shares her view of the sign language interpreting profession:
- how we should work,
- her humble beginnings in interpreting,
- what is important for training interpreters,
- and much more.
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In loving memory of
Virginia Lee Hughes (VL)
December 24, 1926 - July 13, 2022
a real pioneer in the U.S. field of interpreting.
An interpreter of integrity who always put the clients first.
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Acting is not everyone's cup of tea. I would say interpreters must at least sip a little from that cup or lose some of our fluency in interpreting.
Bruce and Siegrid gave me some thoughts about how to put into words my view of interpreting. Using some acting skills helps us create a better interpretation and allows us to be a part of the context in a more comfortable way.
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European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (efsli), what is it, what does it do?
Siegrid Leurs, board member and friend, gives us the details of efsli and why it's fun. Listen to the end to hear some of her insights about interpreting and some fun facts about herself.
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Keep calm, and sign on!
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This is a wonderful conversation with Siegrid. She shares her road to interpreting, a quick complicated look into the interpreting field in Belgium and just a few laughs.
Siegrid is a board member of efsli (European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters). Stay tuned to Part 2 of this conversation to learn more about this international organization.
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I made a decision to discuss decisions.
This is a short episode for those of you who like quick thoughts on one subject. The one continuous discussion in the sign language profession is focused on how we make decisions, practical, professional, ethical and moral.
- Why do we always have questions about our decisions?
- What makes it so hard for us to accept our decisions?
- Why do we doubt ourselves so much??
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NEXT WEEK: IW 05: Interview with Siegrid Leurs ...an efsli board member and friend to many.
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This is a wonderful discussion in the second half of my interview with Scottish, CODA interpreter, Bruce Cameron. He explains more about the system of training for sign language interpreters in Scotland and we dig deeper into his approaches to decision-making, team interpreting and more. His perspective of interpreting comes from growing up in the natural language and cultural environment of Deaf parents.
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When did you decide to be an interpreter? How did you become an interpreter? Listen to one interpreter's path to the profession and how his life journey influences his work. His experiences can be lessons for us all.
In this episode of the Interpreter's Workshop, we visit with a BSL/English interpreter from Scotland. Bruce Cameron is a CODA who became an interpreter later in life through a unique government funded program. We hear about his life as a child of Deaf parents, his work from a DJ to interpreter, and such details as how he is paid for interpreting.
In Part 2, we go deeper into his approach to interpreting decisions and the system of the profession in the UK.
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Why do we take ourselves so seriously? Chill. Stay cool. Be calm and interpret.
In this episode of the Interpreter's Workshop, I tell two stories from the beginning of my two careers. I relate them to interpreting, the profession and selfcare.
Story 1: Ego...much?
Story 2: Don't look at me...it was him!
Also, thoughts on the phrase that interpreters use often, "I'm just the interpreter."
Enjoy. Please let me know what you want to talk about and more at interpretersworkshop.com.
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NOTE: The sound quality is lower in part of this, but thanks for understanding.
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Welcome to the Interpreter's Workshop!
This is a short introduction of me, Tim Curry AND a quick description of what this podcast is all about.
Tim Curry: husband, father, interpreter, astrophysicist, actor, teacher....
Interpreter's Workshop: A place for sign language interpreters to hear thoughts and discussions about real-life topics we encounter in our daily work. Scary for serious people, it may contain humor, imagination, thoughts, and real life struggles. The main audience is European sign language interpreters wanting to learn more and connect with others in the profession.
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Check out interpretersworkshop.com for more information, fun and dancing! No, I don't really dance, sorry.
ENJOY!
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