Professional Interpreting Discussions

Today we are meeting to discuss all the new challenges I have been facing in the interpreting world and how I am feeling more comfortable with many situations that I was quite awkward a few months ago. Also we will talk about the goals and questions that we had discussed and how I have begun to understand the steps to take to find the solutions. Will post more later today... :)

The NIC Rubric was introduced for the first time at this workshop!! WHOA! I have been studying really hard for the NIC written test but had no idea the depth and challenge that this next part of the NIC test would be. I have a general overview of how they conduct the interview and how they will base the 5 sections for 5 minutes each on the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct, on how you can take multiple perspectives from all members of the community ex: Deaf, hearing, intperperter, etc. , How you need to focus on short term but also long term effects, etc. They gave out some practice senarios and I have a LOT of notes. I figure after my written test is over and I set up a test date I can really start to focus my attention on this part of the test as well as the preformance...just take one thing at a time. I'm just glad I have a basic understanding of what to expect and an outline of what to study and what they expect from me during the interview portion.

My mentor pat recommended this FANTASTIC workshop "Peer Conferencing: Let's Talk Ethics" by: Jo Linda Powell Greenfield and Anna Witter-Merithew to me a few weeks ago and I really benefited so much from the workshop! It really emphesized the fact that interpreters were out there working autonomously but you need to work with "competent autonomy" which means you need to process every decision you make in your mind and make the most ethical decision during your interpreting work. Peer Conferencing allowed you to evaluate your own work and others to make the right decisions when you are put in different situations. This really to me allowed me to really make the connection to why we are having this mentor program and how important this is to the interpreting field. There was also a part where the speaker really encouraged to get feedback from the Deaf person you are working with, asking for feedback if you feel you weren't clear on the message or if you could i...

I can't wait until tomorrow. Not only does this workshop introduce the elements of peer conferencing, but also the most important thing is that they discuss evaluation of the elements associated with the NIC Interview Rubric through group discussion, role play and ethical case study analysis!! My NIC Written Test is Dec. 20th (maybe I shouldn't be announcing that information until I pass??) ":c) and I have been studying very hard for that test. I also know that the NIC Interview/Performance Test is right around the corner and I better get started on it now. Testing is SOOOOOO stressful!! I got to just get over it and just do my best...so here I am trying to learn as much as I can. I'll update on how the workshop was soon....stay tuned!

What exactly does space with signing have to do with anything. Well during a discussion with one of my fellow interpreters and fresh with ideas from a new workshop she went to she was bubbling over with the opportunity to share some of the things she learned. She said this one workshop she had gone to was AMAZING and she really learned a lot from this particular one. Let me give you some background on this woman...she has been interpreting for a long time and this lady is GOOD so I was impressed. She went on to give me the packet she received from the workshop in the next week and with much curiosity I was excited to get it. This particular class spoke about Real Space - the space in which you point in the room towards an object that is actually there. Surrogate Space- An area of space that is not ACTUALLY there but the signer has conceptualized it like it were there. Token Space- An area just for reference that has no specific physical features. What I got most out of her notes was th...

Here is my first practice video! Please feel free to add your feedback positive & negative. Thanks.