10 Apr NAJIT 44th Annual Conference (2023)

Posted at 15:47h in Community, Court Interpreting, Hilda Zavala-Shymanik, Interpreters, Language Associations, NAJIT Conference, Professional Development by Observer Editor 2 Comments

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Coming Full Circle This is one of the last blogs I will write while serving as NAJIT’s Vice-Chair, so I want to write about something that I am passionate about and that is extremely relevant at a time when we are working towards better compensation...

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30 Jul Does the jack of all trades still get the short end of the stick?

Posted at 01:00h in Court Interpreting, Interpreting, Jules Lapprand, Language, Recent Posts, The Profession by Observer Editor 4 Comments

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“Welcome to one of the world’s most beautiful professions.” That’s a variation on a book title I heard during my second year of translation studies, in the fall semester of 2015. The book title was Profession: Traducteur by Georges Bastin and Monique C. Cormier, and the student...

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14 May What’s your story?

Posted at 02:26h in Gladys Matthews, NAJIT Affairs, Recent Posts, Volunteer by Observer Editor 10 Comments

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As a translator and interpreter, language and words are my passion. I suppose it’s not really a surprise that I find myself drawn to writing. A few years ago, the little voice inside me telling me to write grew more insistent. I had been blogging...

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23 Apr Virtually Impossible? The Opposite is True!

Posted at 12:45h in Interpreting, NAJIT Affairs, NAJIT Conference, Odds & Ends, Personal Growth, Professional Development, Recent Posts by Observer Editor 4 Comments

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If I had been told a year ago that NAJIT’s Conference Committee would be organizing a remote event, I would not have believed it. The virtualization of “virtually” everything around us caught us all by surprise. It is a well-known fact that humans by our...

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26 Feb Let’s Talk About Money

Posted at 14:06h in Finances, Gladys Matthews, Interpreting, Odds & Ends, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, Translation by Observer Editor 9 Comments

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One of the hardest things in our profession to get a handle on is how much to charge for our work. I’m certainly no expert on this, but perhaps my recent experience will be useful to you as you deal with this never-ending question. Although...

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01 Jan A Look at Data on Changes in our Profession

Posted at 01:00h in Finances, Gladys Matthews, Interpreting, Odds & Ends, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, Translation by Observer Editor 6 Comments

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It’s January 1st, and like everyone else, I hope 2021 will be a better year. We all look forward to the end of this pandemic that has affected us all in many ways. With that in mind, I wanted the first post of The NAJIT...

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06 Nov Being Grateful for a Career in Interpreting

Posted at 00:01h in Gladys Matthews, Interpreting, Odds & Ends, Recent Posts by Observer Editor 12 Comments

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I don’t know if it’s the strange times we are living through, or perhaps it’s that I’m approaching retirement, but I find myself reflecting quite a bit on my career these days. It took unexpected twists and turns, and I can’t say I accomplished everything...

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04 Sep Taking on the Role of TNO Editor

Posted at 00:03h in Gladys Matthews, NAJIT Affairs, Recent Posts, Volunteer by Observer Editor 16 Comments

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It is with a great deal of excitement and anticipation that I let you know that I have the honor of serving as the new editor of the NAJIT Observer. It is a role I take on in the hope that I can build on...

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05 Jun Right Between the Eyes

Posted at 04:04h in Court Interpreting, Janis Palma, Professional Hazard, Recent Posts by Observer Editor 20 Comments

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Even in the middle of a pandemic quarantine, none of us were spared. We all got hit right between the eyes. The racial prejudice. The senseless death. The social bias. The raw fear. The failure of the very foundations of our criminal justice system. A...

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11 Mar NAJIT Position Papers Collection: An untapped resource

Posted at 04:05h in Attorney Education, Court Interpreting, Professional Development, Recent Posts, The Profession, Tools of the trade by Observer Editor 1 Comment

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I would like to draw our readers’ attention to the importance of NAJIT’s Position Papers: this resource brings together research and opinions on topics of great impact on our profession. To refresh your recollection, following is a list of these resources. These position papers bring...

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