Giving a Presentation with an Interpreter

If you are giving a presentation with an interpreter for the first time, here are some suggestions on how to make your event a success. It is extremely important that you, the speaker, be prepared in advance.  Help the interpreter by providing an advance copy of your speech including a PowerPoint presentation, written speech, and speaking notes.  If you can Continue reading

E-Z Pass Applications Available in Spanish

I just read an article about the New York MTA offering E-Z Pass applications in Spanish for Spanish-speaking New York motorists.   I am thrilled government agencies and companies are starting to realize there is a large Spanish-speaking clientele and begin marketing their products and services to this audience. In addition to the new applications, the E-Z Pass New York Customer Continue reading

Best Careers for 2011

US News and World Reports named Interpreter/Translator as on of the Best Careers for 2011. The report explains, “Pharmaceutical inserts, instruction manuals, and textbooks—these are just a few of the documents that translators rework in English or other languages. At courthouses around the country and conferences throughout the world, interpreters help people of different tongues communicate. While both interpreters and Continue reading

Using an Interpreter for a Presentation

If you are giving a presentation with an interpreter for the first time, here are some suggestions on how to make your event a success. It is extremely important that you, the speaker, be prepared in advance. Help the interpreter by providing an advance copy of your speech including a PowerPoint presentation, written speech, and speaking notes. If you can Continue reading