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

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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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06 May Getting More Mileage Out of Your Short-term Memory

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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.

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01 May About Lost and Found Meaning

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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...

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17 Apr The Cat is Out of the Bag

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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...

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27 Mar More About Staying at Home

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I know these are hard times for freelance interpreters. Most of us are used to going out, seeing people, talking… a lot! Then coming home and being quiet while we decompress from a day of other people’s misfortunes and even traumas. Freelance translators? Maybe not...

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27 Dec The Year in Review – The Most Popular Posts of 2019

Posted at 05:39h in Business Practices, Interpreting, Medical Interpreting, Recent Posts, Translation by Observer Editor 0 Comments

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This being the last Friday of the year, we will share below the most popular posts of 2019, by month. The selection is based on the number of comments the post received and that will vary greatly with the seasons. Summer is an especially difficult...

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13 Dec Thank You for Helping a Colleague Out

Posted at 04:04h in Medical Interpreting, Professional Practices, Recent Posts by Observer Editor 4 Comments

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We love it when our articles get your attention. And especially when it is one of The Couch help pieces, because it is a teaching and mentoring tool and each one of you who comments on them is helping a colleague out. We thank all...

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15 Nov All Aboard! The 2020 Conferences Calls for Papers Are Out

Posted at 05:04h in NAJIT Affairs, Professional Development, Recent Posts by Observer Editor 3 Comments

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Association-sponsored conferences for 2020 are starting to put out their calls for papers, first and foremost NAJIT. It used to be that presentations at judiciary interpreter & translator conferences were only or mostly for those working to and from Spanish. It also used to be...

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01 Nov When You Travel for Work

Posted at 04:49h in Business Practices, Janis Palma, Professional Practices, Recent Posts, The Profession by Observer Editor 8 Comments

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Being on travel status for work can be very confusing: what charges are allowed? What receipts should I keep? When do I stop being on travel status? Here are some tips that I hope will make your invoicing much easier to manage, and the finance/procurement...

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11 Oct What We Call Ourselves Matters

Posted at 04:04h in Certification, Interpreters, Janis Palma, Recent Posts, The Profession by Observer Editor 17 Comments

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Every profession has certain requirements that allow a person to enjoy the benefits and respect of their respective titles. I have been wondering lately about all the people who call themselves “interpreters” and whether they all deserve to attribute that title to themselves. I know...

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