Tag: tutorials

Writing about language using italics

When I wrote my master’s thesis on vague language, I often cited vague words and phrases. At first I put them in quotation marks, but the quotes cluttered the pages, and by the time I was ready to publish, I wondered if I should use italics instead. I used APA style*, so I consulted my APA […]

April 12, 2013
Slideshow presentation on Demand-Control Schema (D-CS)

I created this slideshow on Demand-Control Schema (D-CS) for an Introduction to Interpreting class at Phoenix College in Phoenix, Arizona, and am sharing it here for the benefit of a larger audience. This slideshow is an update on one I made for another class at Phoenix College in 2005, the day after I attended a […]

October 25, 2012
How to make slides advance automatically in PowerPoint

I searched the Internet for a half-hour in vain; then my professor Elisa Maroney told me all you have to do is: Go to “Transitions.” Then under “Advance Slide” put in the number of seconds to advance automatically. Then under “Apply to” click on “All slides.”

October 19, 2012
Professional Interpreting Associations & Certifications: A narrated slideshow

I created this presentation for an Introduction to Interpreting class at Phoenix College. I’m sharing it with anyone interested in interpreters’ professional associations and certifications.

September 22, 2012
WordPress themes not showing author bylines explained

The other day, I expressed my concern on the WordPress Support Forums that my author bylines were gone from my posts in this blog using the Twenty Twelve theme. Today I got a response from staff explaining that, because of feedback from the WordPress community, they started using CSS (the style markup that composes the […]

September 12, 2012