Interpreter's Workshop with Tim Curry
This unique (sometimes funny, sometimes serious) podcast focuses on supporting signed language interpreters in the European countries by creating a place with advice, tips, ideas, feelings and people to come together. Interpreter's Workshop with Tim Curry deals with the fact that many countries do not have education for sign language interpreters. Here we talk to sign language interpreters, teachers, and researchers, to look at the real issues and share ideas for improvement from many countries. Signed language interpreters usually work alone or in small teams. This can create a feeling of uncertainty about our work, our skills and our roles. Here is the place to connect and find certainty. Let me know what you need at https://interpretersworkshop.com/contact/ and TRANSCRIPTS here: https://interpretersworkshop.com/transcripts
Interpreter's Workshop with Tim Curry
IW 196: InterpreTips-10: What's in Your Practice-From Start to Finish
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In this ten-minutes or less episode, I explore the one tip we all can start easily enough to boost our confidence and skills right from the start.
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IW 196: InterpreTips-10: What's in Your Practice-From Start to Finish
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00:00:02 Tim
Good morning, good evening, good afternoon. Wherever you are, this is the Interpreter's Workshop podcast. I'm Tim Curry, your host. Here we talk everything sign language interpreting the ins, the outs, the ups, the downs, the sideways of interpreting. If you're a student, a new interpreter, experienced interpreter, this is the place for you. If you want to know more, go to interpretersworkshop.com.
00:00:28 Tim
Let's start talking... interpreting.
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00:00:35 Tim [ONLY TIM SPEAKS IN THIS EPISODE]
And now, InterpreTips-10 minutes or less.
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Today, I want to talk about our practice development.
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A quick win.
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Becoming better at what we do, becoming more confident at what we are doing.
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Being more confident in our practice means we need to have a good attitude.
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How do we get that good attitude?
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It's through behavior, being proud of what we do, being confident that we can do the job.
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You know, we've had those feel-good moments when we finish a gig, and we just feel good about it.
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We think I did a really good job that time, or that interpretation was better than I thought it would be.
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That was a unique way of putting a spin on the meaning, which gave it more depth.
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All of those little tidbits that we get that boost our confidence, make us feel good about our job, that one decision that made everything come together.
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Those are the little seeds of confidence that we need to help grow our overall confidence in our practice.
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One way we can do this, one 10-minute tip of how to apply reflective practice is a short reflection about what it is we do best, or the last thing we did that really made us feel good.
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Focus on that.
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As an example, One thing that truly helps our interpretations, which boosts our confidence, boosts our memory recall, is finishing the thought.
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Finish the sentence.
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Put a period, put an exclamation point, put a question mark.
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Whatever it is you need to finish that thought, do it.
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Don't leave it hanging.
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Don't drop information.
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Don't run into the next sentence or next thought without any separation.
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Make that full stop.
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When we finish our thoughts in the interpretation, it helps us realize what comes next and helps us remember what we should be remembering in the interpretation.
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Finishing the sentence makes it feel fluent.
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Whenever we are signing, whenever we're speaking, you feel that fluency in the language.
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And it comes across in the interpretations.
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For those listening, watching, they see the fluency.
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They see, oh, that was a full thought.
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Here's the next thought, and here's how they connect, which makes it easier for those listening to the interpretation, feel the flow of communication.
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They take less energy to try to figure out what you really mean in the interpretation.
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They actually see it.
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They hear it.
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They have time to process the information and complete the understanding, or to form their own questions.
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If we do not give ourselves those pauses, those finished thoughts, we don't have time to process ourselves.
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And those looking at the interpretation just see a bombardment of information, and they have to try to figure out how it's connected, how it transitions from one thought to another, what the thoughts really are.
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So, for such a practice of my practice, before the day starts, or before I go into a gig, which is better for me to remember, I tell myself, finish the thought, finish the sentence, complete that concept.
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That helps me also know how do I transition to the next one.
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How do I start the next thought so that they are connected or completely separate thoughts?
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So, telling myself at the beginning of the gig, do this.
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Remember to do this well.
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Do this well.
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No matter what it is you're working on, remind yourself, I'm going to work on this.
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If you have time, write it down by hand and it helps you remember, this is what I'm working on, this is what I'm going to reflect on after the gig as well.
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And when you do it, when you actually follow through, it gives you that boost of confidence.
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Maybe you didn't make it, complete it successfully, but it gives you that confidence that I am working on it, I am trying, I know what needs to be done.
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You know your path, your strategy, and that alone boosts the feeling of success.
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It creates that learning moment and that pattern in our practice to remember to reflect and to think, what do I need to reflect on?
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What do I need to think about during this gig?
[SHORT TRANSITION MUSIC]
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So, as you go to your next gig throughout the week, think about that.
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Maybe reflect on what it is you reflect on.
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What do you really think about in your work?
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Do you just go do the job because it's the same old thing?
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I've always done this before.
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It's no big deal.
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I know how to do this.
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I'm going to go here, listen, interpret, be done.
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Or do you now make it a habit to say, I'm going to make sure I do this.
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Remember to do this.
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Look at how well I do this.
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Most of the time, and I'm guilty of it, most of the time we just do the gig and we're done.
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But we don't necessarily have that anchor to reflect on because we didn't give ourselves the assignment of what to think about or what to focus on.
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Sometimes we need that little push to realize I'm in control.
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I am responsible for what I'm doing.
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So, give yourself that.
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Give yourself something to meditate on during the jig, the jig, [chuckles] during the gig.
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(And if you want to do a little jig, a short little dance, that's fine too. Just reflect on it and how people stared at you when you did it.)
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Otherwise, keep calm.
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Keep practicing your interpreting.
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I'll see you next week.
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Take care now.
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