Tag: professionalism
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Ever forget an assignment? Make it less likely with automatic agenda emails.
I hate to admit it, but there have been those mortifying times when I’ve forgotten I had a job to get to. It’s easy to follow a schedule when it’s the same every day, but when you’re a community interpreter and your schedule changes every day, you might need a little help. Lately, some of…
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Webshop Wednesday – ‘Terps on film: Ethical or entertaining?
This Wednesday, July 25th, from 9a-noon Arizona Time (UTC-7:00), I am excited to open my workshop to participants on a Google+ Hangout. Interpreters on Google+ have asked me when I would be offering a workshop online, and this is the second time I am. This workshop costs $30 USD and offers .3 continuing education units (CEUs)…
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The Professional Interpreter: One Profession. One Real Profession.
Originally posted on The Professional Interpreter: Dear Colleagues, It seems to me that a week never goes by without a colleague telling me that he or she was misunderstood, humiliated, obstructed, or underpaid while doing his or her job. Some of them react with anger, others with frustration, a few seem resigned, but a growing…
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A new video for the teaching of ethics & professional practice
My classmates and I in Western Oregon University’s Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies & Teaching created a scenario for the teaching of ethics and professional practice. In this scenario,
Daniel Greene 