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Packing an Emergency Bag: 40 Ideas to Get You Started
As interpreters, we must prepare for the unexpected. Given the unpredictable nature of our profession, where many factors are out of our control, we do our best when we turn our attention to the details that we can control. A well-equipped emergency or on-the-go bag...
Medical Settings: Clarifying the Interpreter Role
Interpreter Role Within the medical setting, clarification of the role of the interpreter is sometimes a forgotten, but vital task needed for medical personnel, as well as a reminder for the interpreters themselves. Often, the role of the interpreter is obscure to...
Cultural Competencies – Part 4
Repetitive Motion Injury and Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders – Interpreters are at Risk
Repetitive Motion Injury/Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders were first identified as a problem 25 years ago. According to an online medical dictionary, Repetitive Motion Injury can be defined as "Cumulative trauma disorder (Occupational medicine) A work-related...
Mastering the Art of Voicing
Imposter Syndrome 101
NIC – Interview and Performance Exam Overview
Personal Values/Morals
In-Person Classroom Interpreting – for Both In-Person and Virtual Students
To say that 2020 and 2021 have been a challenge in educational interpreting would be a massive understatement. Of course, we know these are unprecedented times. In March 2020, most contracted interpreters with districts were cancelled for the rest of the school year....
Test Preparation Tips
Professional development is an essential part of working as an interpreter, and testing is an excellent way to demonstrate professional growth. Below are some testing tips that may help as you prepare for a professional test or screening. These tips are general...
EIPA Basics
What is the EIPA? The EIPA (Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment) is an evaluation tool designed and developed in 1991 by Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. The EIPA focuses directly as an evaluation of the skills and effectiveness of...