Posted in Presenting, tagged dry heat, heatstroke, interpreter, Interpreting, las vegas, nevada, NVRID, passing out, Presenting, profanity, vegas on June 28, 2008 | No Comments »
The trip to Vegas, presenting for the Nevada chapter of RID (NVRID) was an excellent trip - for a small chapter, they really had some powerhouse thinkers. The discussion was excellent and everyone was very flexible with the technology. As always, I feel like I walk away learning just as much as I teach - [...]
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Posted in Presenting, tagged baltimore, driving, flying, interpreter, Interpreting, mustang, pennsylvania, Presenting, travel on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
My perceptions before I left - they are a very well run conference, on the ball; thought they might be a bit more like the Boston/East Coast interpreters that I have met; Baltimore was going to be a scary metropolis to drive through; the hershey tour was going to be just a blip on the radar; [...]
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Posted in Interpreting, Presenting, tagged interpreter, sign language, deaf, profanity, Interpreting, ASL, fun, travel, pennsylvania, Presenting, workshop, flight, drive, hershey, Hershey's, pa on May 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well, tomorrow I leave for Pennsylvania state conference. They are a very well organized conference, very on the ball. I appreciate that the interpreters for my workshop have already been in touch and we have done some prep. My workshop is not easy, let alone if you aren’t prepared for it. I get frustrated when [...]
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Posted in Interpreting, tagged American Sign Language, business card, deaf, interpreter, interpreters, invoice, invoices, professionalism, sign language, technology on April 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
First of all, a small disclaimer - I am not a hardcore techno-geek. I like shiny new toys as much as the next person, but they aren’t the end all, be all of life. I am just as happy working with the earth as I am the latest software programs.
Here’s what I don’t understand - [...]
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Posted in Interpreting, tagged interpreter, sign language, deaf, Interpreting, ASL, American Sign Language, Mentoring, Certification, Competency, stories, success, working on April 15, 2008 | No Comments »
We all have taken/are taking different routes to achieve
certification and competency. For the interpreters working on this
milestone now, it would be great to have a list of the ways people
have gotten there. It would save the younger generation from feeling
like they are reinventing the wheel and give ideas for other avenues
to try - and having [...]
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Posted in General Musings, tagged deaf, horse, interpreter, irish, kelly, MRID, presenter, profanity, RID, sign language, wife on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
Its a scary step to go public.
For all I know, no one will ever read any of this. Or people might find my adventures very interesting. Its up to you, dear reader.
On this site, you can learn more about the causes I hope that you will support, the everyday-ness of my life, and the extraordinary [...]
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Hi Everyone!
I just got back from presenting at KAI-RID. What a great bunch of folks, really open hearted. And game for a good challenge - they really applied themselves to the shareshop activities. I was very impressed with the depth and respectfulness of their discussions. I would definitely like to present for them again. [...]
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