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The NAJIT Observer (TNO) was created in 2011 in response to NAJIT’s members need for a tool

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05 Nov It’s Always a Good Day to Make New Friends

Posted at 10:37h in Advocacy, Athena Matilsky, Community, Ethics, Hilda Zavala-Shymanik, Janis Palma, Jiraporn Ann Huynh, Julli Jaramillo, Leadership, New Ideas, Personal Growth, Professional Development, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, Reme Bashi, The Profession, Volunteer by Observer Editor 2 Comments

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It’s Always a Good Day to Make New Friends By: The NAJIT Observer Meet NAJIT’s new Publishing Coordinator and Editor-In-Chief, Julli Jaramillo. Her C.V. will tell you that she graduated from New York University with a Master’s in Translation, specializing in Spanish-to-English and legal translation. Her background...

24 Oct Something We Never Talk About

Posted at 11:01h in Janis Palma, Julli Jaramillo, Odds & Ends, Personal Growth, Recent Posts, Self care by Observer Editor 8 Comments

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There’s something we never want to talk about. Not unless it comes knocking on our door. But lately, it’s been knocking on many people’s doors, people I know, people I don’t know, one right after the other: mothers, fathers, leaving us grown children orphaned and...

14 Oct The Reminder on Consideration for Team Interpreting

Posted at 12:45h in Court Interpreting, Interpreting, Jiraporn Ann Huynh, Odds & Ends, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, The Profession by Observer Editor 8 Comments

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Have you ever been on assignments that booked you for a hearing but turned out to be a full-length trial? One that involves extensive evidence submission and multiple witnesses. These situations are inevitable as sometimes thing changes at the last minute. But what can we...

02 Oct If I Had the Ear of an Attorney or Judge for One Hour

Posted at 08:44h in Attorney Education, Court Interpreting, Odds & Ends, Recent Posts by Observer Editor 10 Comments

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When the topic comes up among my colleagues of discussing our work as interpreters with lawyers and judges, they unanimously and enthusiastically agree that we have a lot to tell them. The following is the gist of what I would say upon such an opportunity. I...

24 Sep Teamwork in the Courtroom and Beyond

Posted at 12:38h in Court Interpreting, Interpreting, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, Reme Bashi, The Profession by Observer Editor 5 Comments

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Any seasoned interpreter will tell you why we work in teams on long assignments. There is research on the matter of interpreter fatigue and the negative effect it has on accuracy and appropriate rendition. Team interpreting has been done at least since the Nuremberg trials,...

19 Sep Language Access Virtually – meeting people where they are

Posted at 13:40h in Court Interpreting, New Ideas, Odds & Ends, Recent Posts, Remote Interpreting, Technology, Tools of the trade by Observer Editor 7 Comments

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The cat is out of the bag. You can’t un-ring a bell. These are a couple of sayings we hear to express the concept of not being able to go back. This is our reality with remote interpreting in court. Many courts have found tremendous...

11 Sep A Balancing Act

Posted at 10:03h in Hilda Zavala-Shymanik, Interpreters, New Ideas, Odds & Ends, Recent Posts, Self care by Observer Editor 21 Comments

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Over a year ago, I landed a great gig. I work four days a week under an open-ended long-term contract and have been happy there. However, the job is unexciting and repetitive. My colleagues are great, the judges treat me well and are accommodating when I...

04 Sep The Curious Interpreter

Posted at 11:33h in Odds & Ends, Personal Growth, Professional Development, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, Reme Bashi by Observer Editor 11 Comments

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In a prior blog, I wrote about the interpreter’s qualifications from a Human Resources perspective. Today I would like to share my thoughts as an interpreter and tell you about some ways I think we gain knowledge and experience, aside from formal education. I’ve been an...

27 Aug Brain Marathon Training

Posted at 07:22h in Athena Matilsky, Interpreters, Odds & Ends, Personal Growth, Recent Posts, Self care by Observer Editor 4 Comments

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Dear Readers, Happy September! I’ll never understand how, but time just keeps whizzing by. I hope that you have all enjoyed your summer. I spent mine in the trenches of remote interpreting (and attending Co>Lab, a peer study group for interpreting nerds!) but that will be...

21 Aug Reflect the respect that you deserve

Posted at 14:14h in Court Interpreting, Jiraporn Ann Huynh, Odds & Ends, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, The Profession by Observer Editor 15 Comments

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To quote Shakespeare, “apparel oft proclaims the man”. It has taken me over a year to finally have the courage to write this blog. The reason for my delay was that I did not wish to offend anyone. I realized that many interpreters believe that their...

Welcome to the NAJIT Observer

05 Nov It’s Always a Good Day to Make New Friends

24 Oct Something We Never Talk About

14 Oct The Reminder on Consideration for Team Interpreting

02 Oct If I Had the Ear of an Attorney or Judge for One Hour

24 Sep Teamwork in the Courtroom and Beyond

19 Sep Language Access Virtually – meeting people where they are

11 Sep A Balancing Act

04 Sep The Curious Interpreter

27 Aug Brain Marathon Training

21 Aug Reflect the respect that you deserve

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