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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 very...

16 Apr Embracing our Mother Tongue’s Diversity

Posted at 13:36h in Janis Palma, Odds & Ends, Recent Posts, The Profession by Observer Editor 27 Comments

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I was born Puerto Rican. I was actually born in New York, but that doesn’t make me a New Yorker any more than being born in Hawaii or Japan makes my cousins Hawaiian or Japanese just because their military parents happened to be stationed there...

09 Apr Expect the Unexpected

Posted at 01:09h in Athena Matilsky, Interpreting, Odds & Ends, Recent Posts by Observer Editor 2 Comments

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Happy April, everyone! Wow. We are one quarter of the way through 2021. It always amazes me how time just keeps on dashing by. I do love this time of year. Even Montreal is starting to wake up from its winter slumber (though I’m sure there...

02 Apr Preparing for the “New Normal”

Posted at 12:53h in Odds & Ends, Recent Posts, Self care, Urszula Bunting by Observer Editor 3 Comments

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It's been one year since the WHO declared Covid-19 a pandemic. Vaccinations bring hope that the virus can become less of a threat and we can get back to what we consider "normal." However, we, the world, and our profession have changed. We need to...

26 Mar Diversification: Are You In?

Posted at 14:05h in Business Practices, New Ideas, Odds & Ends, Recent Posts by Observer Editor 3 Comments

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Last year, I had the honor of participating in the Multilingual Magazine 2020 Summer Series with Jost Zetzsche (author of Translators' Tool Box), Karen Tkaczyk, and Mila Golovine. We were discussing diversification, with the goal to explore what we had already done and what else...

19 Mar Taking Charge of our Profession

Posted at 12:45h in Advocacy, Janis Palma, Odds & Ends, Recent Posts, The Profession by Observer Editor 24 Comments

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I have recently become particularly interested in exploring what sign language and spoken language interpreters have in common and what we do not. One thing that seems crystal clear, especially now that so much public health information is conveyed through televised press conferences, is how...

12 Mar The Perils of Telephonic Interpreting

Posted at 01:05h in Athena Matilsky, Interpreting, Medical Interpreting, New Ideas, Odds & Ends, Recent Posts by Observer Editor 3 Comments

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“Excuse me, speaking as the interpreter, could you please move the phone closer to the patient? The interpreter is struggling to hear everybody.” That was me, a week ago, attempting to provide telephonic medical interpreting services. The nurse complied, and the quality of the call improved…a...

05 Mar A Roundabout Way to do Remote Simultaneous Interpreting

Posted at 01:00h in Court Interpreting, Interpreting, Recent Posts, Remote Interpreting, Technology by Observer Editor 29 Comments

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It is hard to believe that it has been a year since I started working from home due to the pandemic. It feels so long ago, but I remember the uncertainty vividly. Something ominous hung heavily in the air, blinking question marks hovered in everyone’s...

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 I’ve...

19 Feb First Person Plural

Posted at 01:00h in Business Practices, Janis Palma, Odds & Ends, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, The Profession by Observer Editor 15 Comments

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I was listening to an interview of Korean American author Cathy Park Hong about her book, Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning. She spoke of a mythical We that does not really apply to all Asian Americans because it lumps together the Pacific Islanders and...

Welcome to the NAJIT Observer

23 Apr Virtually Impossible? The Opposite is True!

16 Apr Embracing our Mother Tongue’s Diversity

09 Apr Expect the Unexpected

02 Apr Preparing for the “New Normal”

26 Mar Diversification: Are You In?

19 Mar Taking Charge of our Profession

12 Mar The Perils of Telephonic Interpreting

05 Mar A Roundabout Way to do Remote Simultaneous Interpreting

26 Feb Let’s Talk About Money

19 Feb First Person Plural

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Welcome to the NAJIT Observer

23 Apr Virtually Impossible? The Opposite is True!

16 Apr Embracing our Mother Tongue’s Diversity

09 Apr Expect the Unexpected

02 Apr Preparing for the “New Normal”

26 Mar Diversification: Are You In?

19 Mar Taking Charge of our Profession

12 Mar The Perils of Telephonic Interpreting

05 Mar A Roundabout Way to do Remote Simultaneous Interpreting

26 Feb Let’s Talk About Money

19 Feb First Person Plural

The National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators promotes the highest professional standards in interpreting and translating.

Privacy Policy

INFORMATION

2002 Summit Blvd, Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30319 404-566-4705 Fax: 404-566-2301 @najitorg

Contact NAJIT

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2002 Summit Blvd,
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