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It is a good book, but a book can only teach you so much. She needs to sign up for an ITP and start watching other interpreters. You can learn so much through observation.

Interpreters basically travel for a living. It is not uncommon to have an interpreter come from another state for a full time job. It could be that where they live, there are hardly any deaf people. There is a girl I know who lives in Pennsylvania and commutes to northern Virginia everyday for...

General dinosaur, the bouncing D. When you get into more specifics, they tend to be on the non dominant arm. Like Brontosaurus or stegosaurus.

So, I'm curious to all the interpreters out there. Which do you prefer? Freelance work or being a staff. There's advantages and disadvantages, and I've experienced both environments. For those of you who don't know the difference, here's a brief explanation: Staff: Typically an 8+ hour day...

I never sign one handed while interpreting. But if I'm with my deaf friends and have something in my hands, it's no biggie.

You can't only look at the signs when interpreting. The body language, mouth movements, eye gaze says everything. So if my client were to sign continue but mouth progression, it's your responsibility to say progression. That's what they wanted to be conveyed. I've even had deaf people look at...

Interpreters are supposed to match your needs. Most will ask how you want them to go about interpreting, or there's the kind like me who talks to the client beforehand and picks up on their language use. If my client mouths a lot and uses English, I will too.

When you go out into the real world of interpreting and find that your deaf client can speak for themselves, a weight lifts off your shoulders. It's the hardest part of interpreting - trying to get out exactly what the deaf person wants to say. But sometimes they aren't exactly clear with their...

Obviously professionalism is a must, but at the same time you have to fit in with your surroundings. If you walk into an elementary school wearing a business suit, you're going to stick out like a sore thumb. On the flip side, if you walk into a business meeting wearing a t-shirt and khaki's, no...

Wow. It's been awhile since I've done this message board thing. But here it goes. I'm Kelly. I'm a terp in the DC/Metro area. I've done everything from medical to government to educational and love my job. I was once a staff interpreter and recently got into freelancing again, which is sooo...