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11 Dec

Posted at 17:18h in Business Practices, Community, Court Interpreting, Interpreters, Interpreting, Language, Professional Practices, Recent Posts by
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“Elephants have six toes.” “Sally sells seashells by the seashore.” “My friends are named Sam, Stan, Stu, San, Sandy, Dee, and Dan.” What do all these phrases have in common? These three phrases are typically used in the popular children’s game “Whisper down the lane.”...

04 Dec

Posted at 15:47h in Advocacy, Attorney Education, Business Practices, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Professional Hazard, Professional Practices, Recent Posts by
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The Couch is a place to exchange ideas and brainstorm, not only for its contributors but also for our readers who engage in the ensuing discussions. Sometimes, to certain people, “keep calm and keep interpreting” may not be enough. A thank you goes out to this...

27 Nov

Posted at 11:36h in Advocacy, Athena Matilsky, Attorney Education, Business Practices, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreters, Leadership, Professional Practices, Recent Posts by
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Early on in my interpreting career, I learned an important lesson: the Judge is the king or queen of the courtroom. What they say goes. This means that as interpreters, we should address the judge when we need anything. And we do need things, on...

20 Nov

Posted at 11:04h in Advocacy, Community, Court Interpreting, Interpreters, Language Associations, Leadership, Odds & Ends, Personal Growth, Professional Development, Recent Posts, The Profession by
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In the heart of Puerto Rico, a hidden treasure, thrives a small, close community of interpreters dedicated to the art of breaking down language barriers. Over the past year, since I embarked on my journey into the world of interpretation and became certified, I’ve had...

14 Nov

Posted at 16:25h in Attorney Education, Business Practices, Community, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreters, Interpreting, Odds & Ends, Professional Hazard, Recent Posts, Remote Interpreting, Self care, Technology, The Profession, Tools of the trade by
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“Your Honor, why don’t we have the interpreter read the script generated by Zoom?” This was a question that came up in one of my latest remote hearing cases. If that was not enough to surprise many of us who are court interpreters, the judge’s...

30 Oct

Posted at 12:39h in Business Practices, Court Interpreting, Equipment, Interpreting, Professional Hazard, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, Self care, Technology, Tools of the trade by
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Using wireless interpreting equipment provides a plethora of advantages. So why are so many of us still not using it? This technology allows interpreters to whisper into a microphone so our interpretation can be heard through headphones. The transmitter and the receiver(s) are not connected...

10 Oct

Posted at 16:58h in Advocacy, Attorney Education, Community, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Janis Palma, Language, Recent Posts, Terminology by
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As we were reading the Summer 2023 issue of Proteus (a great issue, by the way), we were both struck by an article entitled “Are we comfortable telling someone that they are limited because English is not their language?”, written by Ingrid Oseguera, an experienced...