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13 Feb

Posted at 14:57h in Advocacy, Attorney Education, Certification, Community Interpreting, Conference Interpreting, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreters, Janis Palma, Language Associations, Leadership, Medical Interpreting, New Ideas, Recent Posts, The Profession by
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The act of interpreting has been taking place ever since two groups of people met but could not speak each other’s languages. A friend of mine, who is working on her doctoral dissertation, found this quote from the work of Marzena Chrobak[1]: “In the Near...

16 Jan

Posted at 10:42h in Attorney Education, Community, Court Interpreting, Finances, Interpreters, Janis Palma, Language Associations, Leadership, Leadership, New Ideas, Professional Practices, The Profession, Tools of the trade by
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It’s a lot of fun when you work in a venue where you can get together with colleagues to share anecdotes, ask questions, and learn new things to help you be a better interpreter. I was with some fellow interpreters recently talking about sayings in...

19 Dec

Posted at 12:20h in Business Practices, Certification, Community, Court Interpreting, Interpreters, Janis Palma, Language Associations, NAJIT Affairs, Odds & Ends, Recent Posts, The Profession, Volunteer by
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I know it may seem like a tired old cliché but, come on! You have to agree with me: it has been a great year! For me it was a year of enormous challenges chairing the NAJIT Board of Directors during the first half, and...

07 Nov

Posted at 15:07h in Advocacy, Business Practices, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Immigration, Interpreting, Janis Palma, Language, Recent Posts, Technology, The Profession by
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“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new” —Socrates Jon Leeth was the Special Assistant to the Assistant Director in Charge of Court Reporting and Interpreting Services, also referred to as Chief...

10 Oct

Posted at 01:00h in Certification, Court Interpreting, Ethics, Interpreters, Janis Palma, Personal Growth, Professional Development, Recent Posts, The Profession, TRAINING by
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There is one aspect of all judiciary interpreters’ certification exams that I find somewhat inconsistent with real-life practice. In real life, being able to anticipate and appropriately reformulate what judges and attorneys say is very closely linked to the repetitious nature of legal language. There...