02 Oct The Couch – Avoiding Horror Stories Through Client Education
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...
24 Sep Losing the Cloak of Invisibility
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in Court Interpreting, Janis Palma, Professional Hazard, Recent Posts, Technology
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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...
04 Sep Taking on the Role of TNO Editor
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...
05 Jun Right Between the Eyes
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...
08 May Where the Paths of Court Interpreters and Court Reporters Coincide and Where They Diverge
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in Business Practices, Court Interpreting, Finances, Janis Palma, The Profession, Translation
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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,...
06 May Getting More Mileage Out of Your Short-term Memory
Professional interpreters should be able to master all three basic skills: sight translation, simultaneous and consecutive interpreting. To get more mileage out of your short-term memory, maybe these tips will help you rely on your own skills rather than some external device.
01 May About Lost and Found Meaning
Having all this “free” time can mean watching movies we would otherwise skip on our streaming TV channels. I recently happened to click on a movie called “Lost and Found in Armenia,” a 2012 comedy written and directed by Gor Kirakosian. It’s about an American...
17 Apr The Cat is Out of the Bag
This cat got out of the bag in June 2018. We want to take a trip down memory lane, to when we used to go out… Planning is fun. Then, life happens I had planned on writing about my experience in the Southern District of...