Accent On Interpreting

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Use video resources wisely

Remember all those tapes of proficient ASL signers you have access to? Use them in more than one fashion. Perhaps the first time, leave the sound off and see how well you understand the discourse. Sometime in the future, practice your voicing technique, comparing yourself to the voice interpreter if one is available on the tape. Again, at a later date, try changing the register of your voicing style. Pretend you are interpreting for a business meeting, then try again as if explaining the same material to a second grader. Finally, use that proficient signer as a model to improve your own signing style and grammatical structures. Mimic the signs and facial grammars until they become a tool you can use without thinking.