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Are you com-fluent-able with your working languages? Inquiring interpreters want to know.

Today's episode is all about the impact of sign language interpreting on our personalities, behaviors, and mindset. Understanding the intent, goals, and dynamic discourses that our clients have can get under our skin. This impact can actually wear on our mental health and cause changes in our behavior and possibly influence how people perceive us.

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"Can't buy me love! Love! ...."

Well, they say money can't buy you happiness, but we have to have money in order to prove that theory. So, today's InterpreTip is all about sign language interpreter pay. How much do we get paid? How much should we get paid? Who decides? And why?

It's a sensitive subject with many perspectives and opinions. Here's mine. Tell me yours. Let's find some focus together.

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See the character. Be the character. Show the character.

Julia Cramer from Germany gives us a final chunk of wisdom to continue our journey as sign language interpreters. Her experience as an interpreter and a teacher of interpreters reminds us of the advanced skills of bringing out the character of the clients we serve. She shows how we must learn from our mistakes, continually learn, and more.

Thank you Julia.

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Wait, what is that sound? Lawnmower!!??

Today Julia Cramer from Germany speaks about artistic sign language interpreting, ethics, politics, self-care, and the skills of interpreters needed when a lawnmower is noisy. She and I enjoy some laughs and mutual understandings. Enjoy.

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What is Sign Language Interpreting?
A) Translating word for word B) Flapping your hands
...or Phone a Friend?

Today Julia Cramer from Germany digs deeper into the definition of sign language interpreting and everything around it. Plus, she shares more details of the profession in Germany, including the fact that freelancing does NOT mean what you think it does! Join us in this rich conversation that connects us all.

Next week we see into her passion of artistic interpreting and more insights.

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What d'ya want? What d'ya want? What d'ya really REALLY want?

This is the first episode of the four-part series with our guest Julia Cramer. She tells us about the working conditions for sign language interpreters in Germany giving us details concerning education, employment, pay, and organizations. She also shares her entry into our profession and the reasons for being a German Sign Language Interpreter.

It is great to hear from another country and how our passion is shared there.

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The sky is falling!!! It's a mistake!!!

This episode was supposed to be my thoughts on sign language interpreter pay. Some technical problems happened, and I did not fix them in time to upload this episode topic fully. Please be patient. The full episode about Interpreter Pay will be published as soon as the next interview is done.

Next week you can look forward to Julia Kramer from Germany.

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How do you teach that??!! No, who teaches that!?

This episode shares the last bit of advice from the former Gallaudet professor, Dr Carol Patrie. She gives insight into the sign language interpreter shortage, the needed lesson of civility in ethics, great advice for all interpreters about practicing your practice, and so much more.

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ADVENTURE!!! EXCITEMENT!!! That's interpreting!!

Well, to hear Dr Carol Patrie's story you'd think our field is full of adventure. She tells us the details of how she trained interpreters at the University of Rochester, New York and at Gallaudet University. She had little to no materials, research, or support to turn to. What did she do? Well, it's simple really and she'll tell us today on the episode. Enjoy.

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It's English! No. It's Latin! No. It's sign language! ...sigh...

Today we hear the fascinating CODA journey that took Dr Carol Patrie from only fingerspelling when in public to an accomplished interpreter and researcher who has cleared up the myths associated with this aspect of our interpreting practice. Knowing and understanding what fingerspelling really is, is half the battle to improvement of recognition.

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