Interpreters only need to know two things:
- Sign Language; and,
- Everything Else.
Interpreters only need to know two things:
Solid truth at a panel discussion in my class.
Question: Do you like interpreters?
Deaf Consumer’s Answer: I generally I like all the interpreters I work with.
Q: Do you trust interpreters?
DCA: (grin) Which interpreter?
One of my favorite Notes!
Literal Translation eats up Processing Time.
#UtahDeafRights
Good enough is NOT GOOD ENOUGH until the Deaf patient says it is!
This weekend I will be presenting at Colorado RID
I will give two workshops on Saturday:
Leaving Literal Translation Behind; and,
Ask Me Anything: Interpreting in Civil/Criminal Legal Settings
I will present Ask Me Anything: Interpreting in Civil/Criminal Legal Settings again on Sunday
(I may even try to look in on the student conference on Thursday 😋)
I am so very excited that CRID is partnering with DOVE for this conference. https://www.deafdove.org
I work with a sister organization, Sego Lily Center for Abused Deaf, here in Utah as often as I can. I cannot say enough good things about these organizations. They deserve our time and treasure and I am thrilled to do anything I can to support DOVE’s great work.
http://www.coloradorid.org/crid-conference-2019.html
Thank you for the invite CRID! Can’t wait to see you all there!
Interpreters sometimes get stuck in moments of error.
They set up a little research camp in that moment, and stay to more fully examine the mistake.
Sooner or later it requires permanent mental structures to house all the energy needed to roll the mistake over and over in your mind.
All the while the text has moved on and suddenly the interpreter realizes they are well and truly lost.
So they run after the text.
But don’t worry. They come back to the mistake on vacation, at about two-thirty the next morning, wide awake, in their bed.
But you don’t need to. Just remember this simple Rule:
If you’ve learned from a mistake you don’t need to dwell on it.
Just a friendly reminder:
Translator: doesn’t need pants.
Interpreter: probably needs pants.
Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
Thank you Zac Chlew