02 May The Interpreter’s Mistake
Posted at 23:30h
in Athena Matilsky, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreters, Interpreting, Professional Development, Recent Posts
18 Comments
Have you ever met the interpreter who knew everything? I have. Well, not really. As a matter of fact, it’s not possible to have met such an interpreter, because nobody knows everything. That is the sad reality of being human. But I have most assuredly...
01 Mar What are you scared of?
Recently, I have been toying with the possibility of changing my Facebook relationship status to, “It’s complicated.” With whom, you may ask? With French. That’s whom! You see, I am deep into my second semester of a Master’s in Conference Interpreting. The past five months...
04 Jan Reinventing Resolutions: A Road Map to Your Desires
Posted at 04:05h
in Athena Matilsky, Ethics, Professional Development, Professional Practices, Recent Posts
4 Comments
Thick snowflakes are lazily making their way to the ground outside my window here in Montreal. It’s January, yet again. That means that a whole new year lies in front of us, its pages as blank and clear as the snow-covered sidewalks outside. With the...
07 Dec A Day in the Life of an MCI
Posted at 04:04h
in Athena Matilsky, Conference Interpreting, Interpreting, Odds & Ends, Professional Development, Recent Posts
3 Comments
It is Tuesday. Usually that would mean I could sleep in a bit, but today it means I’m waking up at 6:45 to check my phone and…yes. Class has been confirmed for 7:30 this morning because during our normal class time, our professor will be...
16 Nov Why Can’t All Words Be So Simple?
Posted at 12:56h
in Athena Matilsky, Court Interpreting, Idioms, Interpreting, Odds & Ends, Past Posts, Recent Posts
5 Comments
This post was originally published in February 2015. But its subject matter is timeless. We hope you enjoy it. Thank goodness for words like “judge”. Juez just rolls off the tongue so nicely. I can say it in French with no problem at all, and...
02 Nov Muddying the Waters of Interpreting
Posted at 04:04h
in Athena Matilsky, Court Interpreting, Interpreters, Interpreting, Medical Interpreting, Professional Practices, Recent Posts
10 Comments
Exactly a week ago today, you would have found me in New Orleans with a colleague at an oyster bar on the banks of the Mississippi, discussing the Dunning-Kruger effect. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the concept, it’s pretty simple. Basically, the...
05 Oct Dispelling the Top 3 Myths About Study Buddies
Posted at 04:04h
in Athena Matilsky, Interpreting, Professional Development, Recent Posts
5 Comments
As some of you are already aware, this September I embarked on the Master’s in Conference Interpreting program with Glendon College at York University. At the time of this posting, a month will have already gone by. Time flies when you’re too busy to think!...