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

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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

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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

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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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12 Jul We Learn from Everything Around Us

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I will start by saying that interpreters are awesome people who have the ability to perform mental feats very few people can. For one thing, we can listen and speak at the same time in two different languages! That in and of itself is amazing,...

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14 Jun The Pot of Gold

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This article by Janis was first published in July 2017. We liked it so much that we decided to share it with our readers once again. Enjoy – by Janis Palma © It’s what we all work for. It’s where we expect to be someday:...

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24 May NAJIT 40 – It was a blast

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This is a collection of Facebook photos taken at NAJIT 40, but mostly it is a space for YOU to share a bit of your experience during the conference with all who could not be there. Now, it’s your turn… You can visit our Facebook...

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19 May When Advocacy Backfires

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Diplomacy does not come naturally I admit I am not a good diplomat. Although I have learned to avoid the bull-in-a-china-shop approach, I confess that my first attempt at trying to get a federal judge to understand my need to research a case before interpreting...

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29 Mar When Your “Check Interpreter” Becomes Your “Team Interpreter”

Posted at 04:07h in Janis Palma, Professional Practices, Recent Posts by Observer Editor 24 Comments

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  I was recently in the lobby of an office building on my way to a deposition when I heard my name called. It was a dear colleague, and of course I was happy to see her, so we kissed and embraced, as is the...

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