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Friday
Thursday
Idioms Thursday
neither here nor there
Cliché of no consequence or meaning; irrelevant and immaterial.
Whether you go to the movie or stay at home is neither here nor there.
Your comment—though interesting—is neither here nor there.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
neither here nor there
if a fact is neither here nor there, it is not important
Whether they go or not is neither here nor there as far as I'm concerned.
Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission.
neither here nor there
not of any importance
Whether we take the train or drive is neither here nor there as far as I'm concerned.
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission.
I actually got these definitions and usages from idioms.thefreedictionary.com
As I hope you all would agree, I would sign this either DOESN'T-MATTER or UNIMPORTANT.
The first I found at "signingsavvy.com"
The second is the sign for IMPORTANT, then let go of the "F" handshape as if dropping whatever was important. I can't find it in the online dictionaries.
Yet another project for me eh?
Cliché of no consequence or meaning; irrelevant and immaterial.
Whether you go to the movie or stay at home is neither here nor there.
Your comment—though interesting—is neither here nor there.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
neither here nor there
if a fact is neither here nor there, it is not important
Whether they go or not is neither here nor there as far as I'm concerned.
Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission.
neither here nor there
not of any importance
Whether we take the train or drive is neither here nor there as far as I'm concerned.
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission.
I actually got these definitions and usages from idioms.thefreedictionary.com
As I hope you all would agree, I would sign this either DOESN'T-MATTER or UNIMPORTANT.
The first I found at "signingsavvy.com"
The second is the sign for IMPORTANT, then let go of the "F" handshape as if dropping whatever was important. I can't find it in the online dictionaries.
Yet another project for me eh?
"Idioms" Thursday
The pot calling the kettle black
Meaning
The notion of a criticism a person is making of another could equally well apply to themself.
Origin
This phrase originates in Cervantes' Don Quixote, or at least in Thomas Shelton's 1620 translation - Cervantes Saavedra's History of Don Quixote:
"You are like what is said that the frying-pan said to the kettle, 'Avant, black-browes'."
The first person who is recorded as using the phrase in English was William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, in his Some fruits of solitude, 1693:
"For a Covetous Man to inveigh against Prodigality... is for the Pot to call the Kettle black."
Shakespeare had previously expressed a similar notion in a line in Troilus and Cressida, 1601- "The raven chides blackness."
(Source: www.phrases.org.uk)
So I chose this idiom mostly because I happened upon it in a british phrase site. I love the site, for giving the origin as well as its meaning and usage.
If I were asked to translate this axiom, I would do the following:
ACCUSE (you to me)(topic) SIMILAR- 2h(you and me) (comment)
This may be one I have to do a video for - I will let you know.
ACCUSE and SIMILAR are directional, and available in neutral space at ASLpro.com
Meaning
The notion of a criticism a person is making of another could equally well apply to themself.
Origin
This phrase originates in Cervantes' Don Quixote, or at least in Thomas Shelton's 1620 translation - Cervantes Saavedra's History of Don Quixote:
"You are like what is said that the frying-pan said to the kettle, 'Avant, black-browes'."
The first person who is recorded as using the phrase in English was William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, in his Some fruits of solitude, 1693:
"For a Covetous Man to inveigh against Prodigality... is for the Pot to call the Kettle black."
Shakespeare had previously expressed a similar notion in a line in Troilus and Cressida, 1601- "The raven chides blackness."
(Source: www.phrases.org.uk)
So I chose this idiom mostly because I happened upon it in a british phrase site. I love the site, for giving the origin as well as its meaning and usage.
If I were asked to translate this axiom, I would do the following:
ACCUSE (you to me)(topic) SIMILAR- 2h(you and me) (comment)
This may be one I have to do a video for - I will let you know.
ACCUSE and SIMILAR are directional, and available in neutral space at ASLpro.com
Tuesday
Links Tuesday!
I am excited about this link. It is a page at the RID site (www.rid.org)that explains an alternative way to be eligible to stand for teh NIC.
Yeah, if you are not yet graduated with an Associates degree, you have a way experience and workshops can help count.
Check it out!
Yeah, if you are not yet graduated with an Associates degree, you have a way experience and workshops can help count.
Check it out!
Thursday
Idioms Thursday
I am feeling this one rather personally...woke up with every joint cranky from the weather. Sigh.
Anyway, this definition comes from an ESL site.
have a hitch in your getalong: limp; to walk with a limp
Since he broke his ankle, he's had a little hitch in his getalong.
The video at ASL Pro and ASL Browser both use the flat hand bodypart classifier for feet and show the walk as lopsided. I prefer to do the same thing, using index fingers pointing down.
Anyway, this definition comes from an ESL site.
have a hitch in your getalong: limp; to walk with a limp
Since he broke his ankle, he's had a little hitch in his getalong.
The video at ASL Pro and ASL Browser both use the flat hand bodypart classifier for feet and show the walk as lopsided. I prefer to do the same thing, using index fingers pointing down.
Tuesday
Links Tuesday!
Today I would like to highlight "Ear of my Heart". The host of this site is LaRonda Zupp from Northern California.
Let me let her tell you:
The title of my blog comes from the opening verse of St. Benedict’s prologue, which tells us to ‘listen carefully and attend with the ear of our hearts.’ St. Benedict was a saint who urged us to listen within the depths of our soul, keeping ourselves attentive to wisdom that comes from the voice within, and inclining our hearts toward deeper understanding.
My blog title is not about “ears” or “hearing” or being able to “hear clearly,” the way hearing people can hear sound. It is about listening with PURE LOVING ATTENTION to what people are really communicating. This is what it means to me to listen and blog with ‘the ear of my heart.’
I hope you stop by. She has a lot worth listening to.
Let me let her tell you:
The title of my blog comes from the opening verse of St. Benedict’s prologue, which tells us to ‘listen carefully and attend with the ear of our hearts.’ St. Benedict was a saint who urged us to listen within the depths of our soul, keeping ourselves attentive to wisdom that comes from the voice within, and inclining our hearts toward deeper understanding.
My blog title is not about “ears” or “hearing” or being able to “hear clearly,” the way hearing people can hear sound. It is about listening with PURE LOVING ATTENTION to what people are really communicating. This is what it means to me to listen and blog with ‘the ear of my heart.’
I hope you stop by. She has a lot worth listening to.
Thursday
Summer workshops
Take the time to go by ohsoez.com and click on the interpreters link. They have an entire list of workshops going on this summer. Surely one fits your schedule?
I look forward to the Annual Spring Sign Language and Interpreting celebration. Is it terribly wrong of me to say the biggest draw is being across the street from Disneyland?
And its the weekend closest to my birthday - how can I go wrong?
Hope to see you there!
I look forward to the Annual Spring Sign Language and Interpreting celebration. Is it terribly wrong of me to say the biggest draw is being across the street from Disneyland?
And its the weekend closest to my birthday - how can I go wrong?
Hope to see you there!
Wednesday
Obama Name Signs
Since yesterday I opened this can of worms, I thought I would continue it.
Here is another option - based on the sign for President.
And yet another, picked up from a school and I believe based on the sign for "future"
This vlogger brings up three, the one from yesterday, one based on president above and this one, based on "change".
I find it interesting - some deaf are responding to comments that Name Signs are the way people are identified in the deaf world. Others are admitting they are still spelling his name - it's only five letters long after all.
I fear my teacher was of that latter opinion - I believe she would have added "get over it."
So what do you think - or better yet, what are you seeing? We're mostly seeing the one based on the logo (yesterday's vlog citation) or spelled around my neck of the woods...
Here is another option - based on the sign for President.
And yet another, picked up from a school and I believe based on the sign for "future"
This vlogger brings up three, the one from yesterday, one based on president above and this one, based on "change".
I find it interesting - some deaf are responding to comments that Name Signs are the way people are identified in the deaf world. Others are admitting they are still spelling his name - it's only five letters long after all.
I fear my teacher was of that latter opinion - I believe she would have added "get over it."
So what do you think - or better yet, what are you seeing? We're mostly seeing the one based on the logo (yesterday's vlog citation) or spelled around my neck of the woods...
Tuesday
Sign Names
I was talking to a friend recently about sign names, and the use for them as well as the need for them. I am still struck by the difference in regions: where I grew up we all got one movement and one initial. Here wher I live now, since so many of the children are mainstremaed, they tend to get first run name signs from teachers. The teachers, who want to teach respect to the students, have two letter names, and so many of the children do as well. Then, when they grow to adulthood, their names change as the other adults rename them first by some characteristic and then it morphs into something more neutral.
This vlog is congratulating President Obama on his election- and introducing him to his own name sign. I don't know the name sign is standard through out the United States, but iti seems to me the deaf of Chicago or in this case Washington DC have the first claim on naming him.
What do you think?
This vlog is congratulating President Obama on his election- and introducing him to his own name sign. I don't know the name sign is standard through out the United States, but iti seems to me the deaf of Chicago or in this case Washington DC have the first claim on naming him.
What do you think?
Monday
Links Monday?
I start to think I should dedicate Monday to links.
So here is the link for this week: Deaf Nation
I chose it mostly because they are hosting an expo here in Oklahoma City (ok, not here-her, but this state here) October 3. Since that is my mom's birthday, and it is still weird not to visit her, I was thinking about going.
Here's what they say about themselves:
"DeafNation Expo is the foremost touring trade show for, by, and about deaf people. DeafNation provides exhibitions and entertainment around the United States at no charge to the public. Our philosophy is that free admission brings a diversity of attendees who can share our culture, needs, language, and information."
Hope to see you there!
So here is the link for this week: Deaf Nation
I chose it mostly because they are hosting an expo here in Oklahoma City (ok, not here-her, but this state here) October 3. Since that is my mom's birthday, and it is still weird not to visit her, I was thinking about going.
Here's what they say about themselves:
"DeafNation Expo is the foremost touring trade show for, by, and about deaf people. DeafNation provides exhibitions and entertainment around the United States at no charge to the public. Our philosophy is that free admission brings a diversity of attendees who can share our culture, needs, language, and information."
Hope to see you there!
Farewell to the Dragon Lady
Marcella M Meyer was the founder and CEO of the Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness. They called her Dragon Lady because of her impassioned speeches that would get her audience all riled up and ready to take action.
She was instrumental in so many things during the 70's and 80's I hardly know where to begin.
I remember her suing KCET (the Los Angeles PBS station) for captioning.
I remember her challenging the RID test by establishing the instrument that ultimately became the NAD test and led to our current NIC assessment.
I remember her saying any interpreter without deaf family were -- well, let's just say she wanted to be sure we had the Deaf community interests at heart.
We are all the better for her presence in the community and in our lives.
If you would like to sign the guest book and let her family know what a difference she made, please follow this link.
She was instrumental in so many things during the 70's and 80's I hardly know where to begin.
I remember her suing KCET (the Los Angeles PBS station) for captioning.
I remember her challenging the RID test by establishing the instrument that ultimately became the NAD test and led to our current NIC assessment.
I remember her saying any interpreter without deaf family were -- well, let's just say she wanted to be sure we had the Deaf community interests at heart.
We are all the better for her presence in the community and in our lives.
If you would like to sign the guest book and let her family know what a difference she made, please follow this link.
Thursday
Avoiding Repetitive Motion Injury
While I beat this dead horse, I thought I would bring up one more idea.
Ways to protect your back.
Many years ago, I turned to look at the visual aid in my class and heard a very distinct pop. It was a vertebrae in my back deciding to change position. needless to say, it was painful and still bothers me on occassion to this day.
How can you avoid such an injury? Don't sit with your back to the visual aid.
It seems obvious, until you try to figure out the logistics for yourself. Some situations leave little room for negotiation. I find a chair that swivels can save me a lot of heart ache. Lacking one of those, I position myself as best I can close to a forty five degee angle. I can turn a partial turn toward the client I am interpreting for, and a partial turn toward the visual aid I need to reference. Easier on my back and not that hard for most to read me.
Then there is a nifty toy that was making the rounds of the internet a few years ago: The Interpreter Mirror. It is a double mirror system so the interpeter can see the visual aid in correct symmetry. Not every room has the space for even that much additional equiment, but it sure is worth looking into.
Especially if you want to save your back.
Ways to protect your back.
Many years ago, I turned to look at the visual aid in my class and heard a very distinct pop. It was a vertebrae in my back deciding to change position. needless to say, it was painful and still bothers me on occassion to this day.
How can you avoid such an injury? Don't sit with your back to the visual aid.
It seems obvious, until you try to figure out the logistics for yourself. Some situations leave little room for negotiation. I find a chair that swivels can save me a lot of heart ache. Lacking one of those, I position myself as best I can close to a forty five degee angle. I can turn a partial turn toward the client I am interpreting for, and a partial turn toward the visual aid I need to reference. Easier on my back and not that hard for most to read me.
Then there is a nifty toy that was making the rounds of the internet a few years ago: The Interpreter Mirror. It is a double mirror system so the interpeter can see the visual aid in correct symmetry. Not every room has the space for even that much additional equiment, but it sure is worth looking into.
Especially if you want to save your back.
Avoiding Repetitive Motion Injury
Today's advice? Maryanne says Relax, just do it!
Many of us are over-achievers, working long hours and scheduling assignments back-to-back. What do we do to keep balance in our lives? What do we do to relax and find time for us?
I am as guilty as the rest. In addition to owning Accent on Interpreting, I am a full time staff Interpreter for Tulsa Community College, teach part-time in their interpreter education program and am helping to raise three teenagers. So, yeah, time for me sometimes gets hard to find.
I am a fanatic for budgeting and time management. I do as much "right now" as I can- meaning as soon as I see something that needs doing, I try to do it - if I wait, I may forget or get too busy. This works for everything from returning business calls to doing the morning dishes. Additionally, I am a voracious list maker: if I can't do it "right now" it gets on my list. Then I get an inordinate joy out of crossing things off that list.
But none of that covers decompression. What do I do to relax?
Well, I write stories. I can't promise any of them are any good, but they are characters I care about in a world of my making where the challenges they confront actually help me keep my life in perspective, or even help me resolve issues I am facing.
I play with my nintendo ds: Sims: castaway is my current favorite. There is something about putting someone through the paces of collecting enough coconuts to survive and keep the monkeys from stealing their meager belongings that again keeps my life in perspective.
I go to Disneyland. Often. Oh, not the real one. At these prices, I can't afford the flights. I take virtual vacations, watching you tube or our own home videos of trips to the Happiest Place on Earth.
I guess you can say I escape. I take a mental health break from the here and now and go to a there and then. It makes the here and now a little more bearable, refreshes my mind and spirit, and rejuvenates my outlook.
But sometimes escape is not the answer. Then, I walk. I am trying to lose weight (mmmm, white gravy was an evil thing to discover when I moved to Tulsa!) I am not making huge progress - I think I average about a pound a week. But I am walking and averaging three miles a day. I am working toward those magic 10,000 steps!
And I spend time at the Arkansas river, reveling in the magic of God's creation as it winds it's way around my adopted hometown.
Finally, I enjoy morning coffee with any friends I can track down. A good laugh with a friend can resolve more in twenty minutes than all the stories, amusement park rides, games or strolls I use to fill my spare time.
I don't expect any of these will necessarily work for you. But do look at what lightens your load. Whether it is a chat with God or a chat with a friend, make sure you make time for it.
Your family, your clients and your own spirit will thank you.
Many of us are over-achievers, working long hours and scheduling assignments back-to-back. What do we do to keep balance in our lives? What do we do to relax and find time for us?
I am as guilty as the rest. In addition to owning Accent on Interpreting, I am a full time staff Interpreter for Tulsa Community College, teach part-time in their interpreter education program and am helping to raise three teenagers. So, yeah, time for me sometimes gets hard to find.
I am a fanatic for budgeting and time management. I do as much "right now" as I can- meaning as soon as I see something that needs doing, I try to do it - if I wait, I may forget or get too busy. This works for everything from returning business calls to doing the morning dishes. Additionally, I am a voracious list maker: if I can't do it "right now" it gets on my list. Then I get an inordinate joy out of crossing things off that list.
But none of that covers decompression. What do I do to relax?
Well, I write stories. I can't promise any of them are any good, but they are characters I care about in a world of my making where the challenges they confront actually help me keep my life in perspective, or even help me resolve issues I am facing.
I play with my nintendo ds: Sims: castaway is my current favorite. There is something about putting someone through the paces of collecting enough coconuts to survive and keep the monkeys from stealing their meager belongings that again keeps my life in perspective.
I go to Disneyland. Often. Oh, not the real one. At these prices, I can't afford the flights. I take virtual vacations, watching you tube or our own home videos of trips to the Happiest Place on Earth.
I guess you can say I escape. I take a mental health break from the here and now and go to a there and then. It makes the here and now a little more bearable, refreshes my mind and spirit, and rejuvenates my outlook.
But sometimes escape is not the answer. Then, I walk. I am trying to lose weight (mmmm, white gravy was an evil thing to discover when I moved to Tulsa!) I am not making huge progress - I think I average about a pound a week. But I am walking and averaging three miles a day. I am working toward those magic 10,000 steps!
And I spend time at the Arkansas river, reveling in the magic of God's creation as it winds it's way around my adopted hometown.
Finally, I enjoy morning coffee with any friends I can track down. A good laugh with a friend can resolve more in twenty minutes than all the stories, amusement park rides, games or strolls I use to fill my spare time.
I don't expect any of these will necessarily work for you. But do look at what lightens your load. Whether it is a chat with God or a chat with a friend, make sure you make time for it.
Your family, your clients and your own spirit will thank you.
Tuesday
Avoiding Repetitive Motion Injury
I promised citations at the end of yesterday's post, so I guess I should keep my promise.
I am afraid some of the observations are my own, after hand trouble, back troubl and shoulder trouble, but here are some links if you would like to learn some more:
"Sign Language Can Cause Repetitive Motion Injury"
"Overuse Syndrome among Sign Language interpreters."
"Interpreter's wrist. Repetitive stress injury and carpal tunnel syndrome in sign language interpreters."
AVLIC’s Position On The Prevention of Repetitive Strain Injuries
Injuries and accidents at work - Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome
Hopefully this gets you started - or convinces you to take it easy! You are the only you the profession has... and we need every one of you.
I am afraid some of the observations are my own, after hand trouble, back troubl and shoulder trouble, but here are some links if you would like to learn some more:
"Sign Language Can Cause Repetitive Motion Injury"
"Overuse Syndrome among Sign Language interpreters."
"Interpreter's wrist. Repetitive stress injury and carpal tunnel syndrome in sign language interpreters."
AVLIC’s Position On The Prevention of Repetitive Strain Injuries
Injuries and accidents at work - Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome
Hopefully this gets you started - or convinces you to take it easy! You are the only you the profession has... and we need every one of you.
Friday
Fingerspelling class
I will be teaching a three week receptive fingerspelling class this summer June 2 - 23, Tuesday and Thursday nights at Tulsa Community College. Iam sure you can imagine that three weeks is not enough time to change your life.
But I hope to introduce you to enough different ways to consider and proactice your recepive skills to get you excited about changing your own life.
The text book I willbe using is called: Master ASL! Fingerspelling, Numbers & Glossing 2006 Jason E Zinza.....(ISBN# 1-81133-21-4. We will also review four other systems presented on video or dvd.
If you are nearby, come on and sign up. It'll be fun.
Oh yeah, and most of it is taught in ASL. So it can also be good general practice.
Hope to see you.
But I hope to introduce you to enough different ways to consider and proactice your recepive skills to get you excited about changing your own life.
The text book I willbe using is called: Master ASL! Fingerspelling, Numbers & Glossing 2006 Jason E Zinza.....(ISBN# 1-81133-21-4. We will also review four other systems presented on video or dvd.
If you are nearby, come on and sign up. It'll be fun.
Oh yeah, and most of it is taught in ASL. So it can also be good general practice.
Hope to see you.
Idioms and Idiomatic expressions
Last night during the Silent Dinner at Woodland HIlls Mall, a colleague asked me about the sign "STUCK" (available at the ASL Browser.)
Mostly we were talking about it because she and some colleagues had been listing optional translations. After all, we do get tired of "STUCK" as a gloss.
What came up was a fun conversation itself. If you think about it, the following English Idioms can be used to translate that sign:
"Catch 22": a situation where one thing must happen in order to cause another thing to happen, but because the first thing does not happen the second thing cannot happen.
"between a rock and a hard place": Fig. in a very difficult position; facing a hard decision.
"in a fix": Fig. in a bad situation.
Now as we continued I was reminded of the day I saw a young man use it in reference to his girlfriend. He was using it as a way to say she was pregnant, unexpectedly.
Now that is idiomatic!
Mostly we were talking about it because she and some colleagues had been listing optional translations. After all, we do get tired of "STUCK" as a gloss.
What came up was a fun conversation itself. If you think about it, the following English Idioms can be used to translate that sign:
"Catch 22": a situation where one thing must happen in order to cause another thing to happen, but because the first thing does not happen the second thing cannot happen.
"between a rock and a hard place": Fig. in a very difficult position; facing a hard decision.
"in a fix": Fig. in a bad situation.
Now as we continued I was reminded of the day I saw a young man use it in reference to his girlfriend. He was using it as a way to say she was pregnant, unexpectedly.
Now that is idiomatic!
Thursday
Books and More Books
The second of Jean Kelly's books is called "ASL-to-English Interpretation: Say It Like They Mean It".
I love this book. One of the regular complaints I hear from teh community is an interpreter's lack of ability to "read." Usually what they are referring to is an ability to capture each individual sign, but not glean the meaning behind the total. This book helps with exercises at the end of every chapter.
Oh, and if you are an RID member, try the RID bookstore for a discounted price.
I'm telling you: You'll be glad you added these to your library.
I love this book. One of the regular complaints I hear from teh community is an interpreter's lack of ability to "read." Usually what they are referring to is an ability to capture each individual sign, but not glean the meaning behind the total. This book helps with exercises at the end of every chapter.
Oh, and if you are an RID member, try the RID bookstore for a discounted price.
I'm telling you: You'll be glad you added these to your library.
Wednesday
Books and More Books
We had the great good fortune of having Jean Kelly speak at our Come Together conference several years ago. At that time, she shared with us much of her wisdom that is also available through this next book:
Transliterating: Show Me the English
We spend so much time teaching our students to let go of form, we sometimes forget the importance of good transliteration skills. There are many Deaf who are proficient in English and we do them a disservice if we give them anything less than correct English structure.
I hope you take the time to look through this valuable tool for our profession.
Transliterating: Show Me the English
We spend so much time teaching our students to let go of form, we sometimes forget the importance of good transliteration skills. There are many Deaf who are proficient in English and we do them a disservice if we give them anything less than correct English structure.
I hope you take the time to look through this valuable tool for our profession.
Tuesday
Books and More Books
Today I would like to encourage ya'll to get the newest edition of Reading Between the Signs by Anna Mindess with Thomas K. Holcimb, Daniel Langholtz and Priscilla Moyers. In 1999, this book changed the way interprters looked at intercultural communication. It made clearer than ever before that knowing how to sign is not enough. One must have a cultural understanding of involved stakeholders.
This book explores practical applications of the interpreter's role and has been updated to discuss the recent changes in technology that have had a profound impact on Deaf Culture and sign language interpreting: VRS and VRI.
And for those of you who stumbled across this site and are not planning to become interpreters, I still recommend this book. If you are interested in Deafness at all, or even in a broader study of culture, you will learn something new. I can almost guarantee it.
This book explores practical applications of the interpreter's role and has been updated to discuss the recent changes in technology that have had a profound impact on Deaf Culture and sign language interpreting: VRS and VRI.
And for those of you who stumbled across this site and are not planning to become interpreters, I still recommend this book. If you are interested in Deafness at all, or even in a broader study of culture, you will learn something new. I can almost guarantee it.
Monday
Books and more books
After a week of finals (both given and interpreterd) I knew I needed to rethink this idea of a blog a day. While I do, I thought maybe it was time to do a little review on some of the books I recommend for any interpreter's library.
Years ago I had the privilege and opportunity to work with a lovely lady named Linda Humphries. She was then and still is a font of information on the professional side of interpreting. So much so, she published a book on the subject.
It is called "The Professional Sign Language Interpreter's Handbook."
As the web page says:
This all-in-one guide covers the gamut of issues related to interpreting and offers resources that can help you succeed in an interpreting career.
Discover the secrets of how to:
• Prepare for difficult assignments
• Find jobs that are right for you
• Set appropriate boundaries on the job
• Network successfully within the field
• Work effectively with other interpreters
PLUS, find valuable tips on:
• Getting hired
• Assignment intaking
• Setting your fee schedule
• Invoicing your clients
• Filing taxes
There is no way I will let you get away with just one book in you rlibrary, but if you can only buy one book this year, buy this one. You will learn things you didn't know you needed to ask questions about.
Years ago I had the privilege and opportunity to work with a lovely lady named Linda Humphries. She was then and still is a font of information on the professional side of interpreting. So much so, she published a book on the subject.
It is called "The Professional Sign Language Interpreter's Handbook."
As the web page says:
This all-in-one guide covers the gamut of issues related to interpreting and offers resources that can help you succeed in an interpreting career.
Discover the secrets of how to:
• Prepare for difficult assignments
• Find jobs that are right for you
• Set appropriate boundaries on the job
• Network successfully within the field
• Work effectively with other interpreters
PLUS, find valuable tips on:
• Getting hired
• Assignment intaking
• Setting your fee schedule
• Invoicing your clients
• Filing taxes
There is no way I will let you get away with just one book in you rlibrary, but if you can only buy one book this year, buy this one. You will learn things you didn't know you needed to ask questions about.
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