Interpreter's Workshop with Tim Curry

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WHAT?! I'm gob smacked!

There are moments when our whole perspective is changed. We usually remember those moments vividly.

Sharon Neumann Solow shares one such moment that stayed with her for a long time as she perfected and developed the concepts she realized at that time. It culminated in the publishing of her latest book, Powerful Interpreting: Build Your Skills in 5 Steps. Learn of that moment and more about the new book in this episode.

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SHE's BAAaaaack! We had a "crackin'" good time!

Sharon Neumann-Solow shares her thoughts as she describes the 2024 CIT conference. We discuss the beginnings of CIT, the major stars of that generation, and some of the impacts CIT has had on the training of signed language interpreters in the U.S. and abroad.

[SECRET: Sharon has a new book! Check it out.]

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There she was just a walkin' down the street! Singin' Doowah Diddy, Diddy Dum Diddy doo!

Sometimes the fashions and fads come and go, but then we see them again a few years later. Let's talk about interpreting fads and fashions, shall we? What's old today, may be new tomorrow. Theories, models, topics, ethical standards, they all come and go, change and re-change. Why? Let's discuss it.

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Oh YEAH?! I know you are, but what am I?

Feedback can be hard to take and even harder to give. Today let's talk about how, what, and when we should give feedback to our colleagues in our sign language interpreting teams.

What is feedback? What do we do with it? Why? All this in today's episode with me, Tim Curry.

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Be kind. Be gracious. Be sarcastic. No, wait...

Today's short InterpreTip says all it needs to say. We all need support and compliments.

Sometimes it's hard to just say thank you. Sometimes we don't know how to acknowledge gratitude for what we do.

After a discussion in the IW Community, I had to make this episode to think about why we sometimes hesitate or dismiss a "Thank you". Or worse, we try to preach about our profession when it wasn't necessary. How do you handle it?

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"Wow, I'm good! ... Oh, oops, keep working!"

There are moments we realize we were given something good. Today we talk about remembering those wonderful people who have taught us so much, have supported us in ways that may even be surprising.

Let's talk about gratitude. Nives Gotovac from Croatia and Joni Bice from the U.S. share some moments in their lives that helped them grow. Stories like this remind us to reflect on our own lives so we too can show gratitude, thankfulness to those who have influenced us.

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"You keep using that word. I don't think you know what that means."

Sometimes we know so much about something that we don't know how to stop talking about it. Today we take a funny look at how sign language interpreters sometimes try to explain our profession in too much detail. We like our jargon, our terminology, or linguistics.

There is a time and place for such talk and we need to remember that.

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How did you do that?! Is it magic?

Sign language interpreters need to prepare for their gigs. How do they do that when they have little information about the assignment? Well, preparation is does not start when we accept the assignment, it starts way before that.

This episode discusses the art of reflection, learning from our past, stopping the bad historical cycles, and improving our work.

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Role, role, role, what is role?

We debate, discuss, argue, manipulate, sneer and roll our eyes at the topic of the Interpreter's Role. Knowing what our role is helps us define the principles by which we make professional and ethical decisions as an interpreter.

I now discuss the possibility that we no longer need to debate it. We can move on. We have a role right in front of us and we have the tools to analyze it now. What are you waiting for? Roll up, roll up, roll up, our role is here!

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To be or not to be true to yourself! That is the topic today.

How do we do what we do and be our authentic selves? Are we hiding behind the interpretation or suppressing who we are? Are we changing ourselves for the better?

We need to self-reflect and interpret who we are on a regular basis to assess how we are doing personally, and professionally. This not only ensures we improve our skills in the profession, but also reminds us of who we are and to give ourselves permission to let go of the situations we find ourselves in when interpreting.

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