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...

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15 Jan Shredding Time!

Posted at 10:29h in Janis Palma, Language, Odds & Ends, Recent Posts, Terminology, Tools of the trade by Observer Editor 7 Comments

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I love birthdays, anniversaries, and—of course—new years, new decades, and new millennia. Each one gives me a chance to let go of whatever has been happening in my life that was just not going well at all and start again. It gives me a chance...

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11 Dec My Holiday Wish List

Posted at 01:00h in Janis Palma, Odds & Ends, Recent Posts by Observer Editor 10 Comments

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I’ve been thinking about the lists of wonderful gifts children wish for when the holiday season rolls around, and what I would want on my list if I could have any of those gifts delivered, as if by magic. For one thing, I would want...

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19 Nov Harvesting Time

Posted at 23:00h in Janis Palma, Odds & Ends, Personal Growth, Recent Posts by Observer Editor 20 Comments

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“Wherever you are, be totally there.”  Eckhart Tolle My father is 90 years old. He recently wrote an open letter to his family that started with the words: “With so much time in my hands, I have decided to write…” And write he did, 14...

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23 Oct Focus Vampires

Posted at 00:14h in Janis Palma, Odds & Ends, Personal Growth, Recent Posts by Observer Editor 18 Comments

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I’m sure most, if not all, of you have heard about emotional vampires or relationship vampires. Those are the people who suck your emotional energy and leave you feeling drained after they’ve been near you for any amount of time. Well, there is something else...

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02 Oct The Couch – Avoiding Horror Stories Through Client Education

Posted at 01:03h in Interpreters, New Ideas, Odds & Ends, Recent Posts, TRAINING by Observer Editor 6 Comments

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The Couch is a learning place, not only for its contributors but also for our readers who engage in the ensuing discussions. So much has changed in the performance of our profession that educating clients about how to work more effectively with interpreters has become...

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24 Sep Losing the Cloak of Invisibility

Posted at 23:42h in Court Interpreting, Janis Palma, Professional Hazard, Recent Posts, Technology by Observer Editor 28 Comments

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I like being tucked away in some nondescript area of a courtroom, where I can see and hear everyone but no one is paying attention to me, where I can have complete anonymity as my voice flows from a wireless microphone to a receiver in...

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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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08 May Where the Paths of Court Interpreters and Court Reporters Coincide and Where They Diverge

Posted at 04:04h in Business Practices, Court Interpreting, Finances, Janis Palma, The Profession, Translation by Observer Editor 5 Comments

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An overdue study Sandro Tomasi has undertaken a comparative study of court interpreters’ and court reporters’ compensation in the New York Unified Court System, with contributions by Mary Lou Aranguren, Milena Calderari-Waldron, and Robert Joe Lee. [1] He compares the job descriptions and required qualifications,...

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