So You Want to Be an Interpreter, What Does That Entail: Working as a professional interpreter can be a very rewarding job, you’re giving a voice to people who are unable to express themselves due to a language barrier. Limited English proficient (LEP) and deaf individuals heavily rely on interpreters for medical matters, legal issues…
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E-commerce May Be the Death of Brick-and-Mortar Retail Stores: Over the past few years retail stores are falling victim to bankruptcies, store closures, downsizings, and incredibly high volumes of employee layoffs. Shoppers, slowly but surely, are preferring the ease and convenience of online shopping, which means mall and store traffic unfortunately is declining. Instant access…
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Features and Benefits of Video Remote Interpreting (VRI): Video remote interpreting (VRI) is a modern, technologically advanced take on providing interpretation services for limited English proficient (LEP) or deaf individuals. VRI is a remote interpretation service that uses telecommunication software to connect individuals with an interpreter via the internet. It facilitates effective communication without the…
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Court Interpreters Are Held to Very High Standards: Court interpreters are a vital link that allow people the opportunity to express themselves as well as understand the information being provided to them in a court of law. Not only do court interpreters rely on their advanced language skills, legal knowledge, experience and cultural competency, it’s…
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Translation Isn’t Rocket Science, Or Is It: Translation can’t be that hard, converting text from one language into another seems simple if you are able to read, write and speak two languages. What about translating content such as medical manuals that doctors rely on to properly instruct them on how to perform procedures, medication information…
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Transcreation, A Creative Language Service Used for Marketing Internationally: The World Cup is an international soccer tournament where teams from several countries compete against one another to win the title of world champion. The World Cup is one of the most popular sporting events in the world, drawing billions of television viewers every tournament. There…
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Utilizing an Unqualified American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter is a Massive Risk: Hurricane Irma was an incredibly powerful category 5 hurricane. Affected areas include Cape Verde, Leeward Islands, Barbuda, Saint Barthelemy, Anguilla, Saint Martin and the Virgin Islands, Greater Antilles, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas and Eastern United States especially Florida.…
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Medical Translation, A Professional Job: Most people have gotten a good kick out of signs displaying incredibly poor translation. Beware of slippery, poisonous and evil rubbish, do not disturb tiny grass and the ever so creative, our food is guaranteed not to cause pregnancy are all poorly translated signs found around the world. These poor…
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Being Bilingual Compared to a Professionally Trained Interpreter: Being able to communicate in more than one language can be extremely beneficial in many situations, however, there is a difference in knowing a language well enough to get the gist of what’s being said, being able to have an intellectual conversation with a person, and being…
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Sign Language Interpretation at a Heavy Metal Concert: Numerous videos have recently gone viral exhibiting the amazing talents of sign language interpreters hired to perform at concerts. Their visualization of sound is allowing deaf community members the chance to enjoy live music of all genres. Not only are sign language interpreters providing an invaluable service,…
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