How Case Managers Can Work with Interpreters – Part III
This entry will conclude my three-part series on effective relations between the case manager and the interpreter. Role Boundaries: “The interpreter maintains the boundaries of the professional role,...
View ArticleSix Frustrating Challenges When Using An Interpreter
There is nothing more beautiful to an interpreter than a smooth-running assignment. Often issues arise and complicate matters, and usually they can easily be resolved. This article is intended to...
View ArticleWhy don’t more professionals demand quality interpreters?
I have been told by physical therapists that they prefer our services much better than the present interpreter with whom they are forced to work. Why do they prefer us? Because our interpreters are...
View ArticlePreparation is a major key to success
The other day, I had the privilege of attending a Carolina Association of Translators and Interpreters (CATI) social event in Charlotte, North Carolina. I was enjoying a delicious slice of pizza and...
View ArticleSeeking Answers to my Workers’ Comp Insurance Company Frustrations
In the workers’ compensation industry, large insurance companies tend to have a policy to hire only national interpreting agencies. These agencies typically contract out to the cheapest unqualified...
View ArticleRemembering 9/11: Rebuilding
For a long time I didn’t want to talk about my experience on September 11, 2001. A few years ago, I opened up about it, and wow what a flood of emotion. For several years now, on the anniversary, I...
View Article“You will come running back to us, you’ll see!”
Those were the words uttered to me by a representative of one of the largest national interpretation agencies about five years ago. What led to those words, and did they become reality? A determination...
View ArticleIssues Pertinent to Electing New ATA Board Members
I would like to recognize the hard-working board members of the American Translators Association (“ATA”). Theirs is a thankless job. As volunteers, they contribute valuable time and effort to serve in...
View ArticleGauging the Performance of Board Members
During the past week, I observed negative speech against the ATA board. I wrote a blog and then welcomed open frank conversation and that is exactly what I recieved. Accountability, public relations,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Social Review of the American Translators Association Conference in Chicago
Once again this year, the American Translators Association hosted its successful 55th annual conference (ATA55) in Chicago with an audience of 1,842 of the smartest linguist in the world! With...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Build Your Tribe, Grow Your Business
We often hear about the importance of networking to grow a business. It is said that relationships are important because people typically work with people they like and trust. All of that is true....
View ArticleA Path to Wealth: Synergistic Tribes
The previous blog discussed marketing through tribe building. That articled discussed the collaborative tribe. However, the key to growing requires another type of tribe. The second type of clan is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Build your Tribe Grow your Business: Social Media
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Foursquare, Scoop it, and Pinterest The above-mentioned sites are all different social media tribes. Just like I mentioned that you could be present at a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Interpreting Idioms
BufferThe other day one of my colleagues sent me an e-mail declaring “Holy Cow!” This expression got me thinking about idioms the we often encounter when Interpreting or Translating. Obviously a word...
View ArticleMy Questions for the ATA Board
This question was recently asked in preparation of the ATA board meeting on February 5-8, “Do you have feedback for the ATA board?” The following is my response. 1) Transparency: a. I would like to see...
View ArticleBuild your Tribe, Grow your Business engaging.
Let’s face it; the likelihood of obtaining clients by just attending a networking event is not very good. You have to engage them in an effective way. If you are too social, they will just consider you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Daddy-Daughter New York Foodie Road Trip
In December of 2014, I enjoyed the trip of a lifetime! My eighteen-year-old daughter Lily asked me to accompany her to New York so she could visit an old friend. When she was little, we started...
View ArticleBuild your Tribe, Grow Your Business – Sales
In an earlier blog, I discussed marketing. This one considers sales. Not everyone agrees, but these methods have worked for me. Traditional sales calls tend to focus on features and benefits. You...
View ArticleClashing Sentiments Regarding ATA Issues
Not long ago, I wrote a blog about current issues in the ATA. The dual purpose was to encourage members to evaluate the stated goals of the candidates and vote. A great effort was made to present the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Crazy Interpreter’s Method for keeping the rest of his Sanity
Everyone who knows me including my wife and children think I am a little touched in the head, Cuckoo, a little nutty. Since these are people that I trust, I will accept their assessment. I am a...
View Article
