We have all been there…

1. We have all been there…

2. Until a lawyer dares utter the words every interpreter dreads to hear… Your Honor, we were just informed that the next witness …

3. “… is going to need the services of the Court Interpreter”

4. Are those TV cameras? OMG!!! That’s the lawyer who asks convoluted questions! What if I can’t remember stuff? Hyperventilating HELP!!! That’s the witness from hell! Three jurors speak perfect Spanish! What if I make a mistake? I’m not wearing my lucky underwear!

5. If this is you… YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

6. Some of the Most Common Pitfalls • “Consecutaneous” ≠ consecutive • Omissions: beginning, middle and end • Leaving in source language • Reformulation problems • Too many notes • Not enough notes • Very slow responses • Inaccuracy with names & numbers

7. Agustin’s Golden Rule Did you hear what you just said? I didn’t say that…

8. David Kolb’s Learning Cycle Stages of the Learning Cycle. • Experiencing: Carry out the task without reflection, just intention. • Reflection: Stepping back from task & review what’s been done and experienced. • Conceptualization: Interpreting events noticed. Use theory for framing events. Planning: Taking new understanding and deciding actions required to refine task. www.interpreter-training.com

9. How Do We Deal with these Pitfalls? Remember A.I.M. ? A- ATTEND I-INSCRIBE M- MEMORIZE

10. ConsecutivePatricia Michelsen-King More attention focused on Meaning the better the Recall Less Notes ---More Concentration (Memory Aides Only) Basic skills-Listen and Understand Practice your AIM (Agustin de la Mora) 1/4/2020 de la Mora interpreter training 10

11. Consecutive is the Most Reliable Form of Interpretation Do you know why? www.interpreter-training.com

12. Because the interpreter hears the complete thought Before they begin interpreting The key is ATTENTION

13. Being there… Interpreters Mantra #1: “You cannot interpret what you do not understand” • Understanding Original is essential. • It’s not the words, it’s: The Meaning, • Familiarity with subject = Routinization. • Ambiguity inherent in language, context is everything • Linguistic and Extra-linguistic knowledge www.interpreter-training.com

14. Learn your idioms: • How does this help? • Understanding interpretation • Intra-lingual interpretation • Inter-lingual interpretation Interpreters Mantra #2: 1st Intra-Lingual 2nd Inter-Lingual www.interpreter-training.com

15. 1. Kick the bucket 2. Drop in the bucket 3. Slap on the wrist 4. All in the same boat 5. At the drop of a hat 6. Barking at the wrong tree 8. Bite your tongue 9. Blood is thicker than water 10. Can’t cut the mustard 11. Drive someone up the wall 12. Flash in the pan 13. Hit the road 14. I don’t have a dog in this fight 15. Gut feeling 16. Hit the sack 17. Keep your chin up 18. Know the ropes 19. Let the cat out of the bag 20. The tail is wagging the dog 21. Not playing with a full deck 22. Smell a rat 23. The ball is in your court 24. Monday morning quarter-backing 25. You can’t un-ring that bell IDIOMS:Directions: Provide definition orexplanation IN ENGLISH

16. ProblemsAre Caused By: Incomplete or lack of Comprehension: Ex., La mujer que tiene pelo chino… Reformulation Problems: syntax, content, linguistic interference: “me dijeron que viniera hoy” Ambient interference: noise, accent, speed Excess effort in one function affects others 1/4/2020 de la Mora interpreter training 16

17. Black-Belt Interpreters Best Kept Big Secret Understanding interpretation Intra-lingual interpretation Inter-lingual interpretation WORDS OF wisdom: You cannot interpret What you do not Understand 1/4/2020 de la mora solutions inc. 17

18. The“Pee” Scale E legance conomy E P recision www.interpreter-training.com

19. Dissecting Consecutive: Part I Q: The Question It’s a formula Mental templates Familiarity Prediction

20. Do You Speak Legalese? Let’s practice common formulaic questions and commands!

21. Your Honor, the prosecution rests • Adjudication withheld • My client invokes the fifth • If you test positive, you will be violated • We move to suppress • The Government will move for a 5K motion • He has been charged with assault and battery • The defendant waives extradition • He requested a Nelson Hearing • She entered a plea of no contest to burglary of a conveyance • We will invoke the sequestration order

22. Consecutive Interpretation • Improve your AIM • Attend • Sorry, you must pay • Inscribe • A picture is worth a 1000 words www.interpreter-training.com

23. Part IIA: The Long Answer A story Mental pictures: “the movie”

24. Inscribe:Note-taking There isn’t “just one right way” of doing it! www.interpreter-training.com

25. Why Take Notes?

26. Inscribe:Note-taking 101 • Take notes in the source language • Divide page in half • Take notes vertically • Make notes simple and concise (Write main ideas, trigger words) • Draw, make your own symbols • Practice, practice, practice www.interpreter-training.com

27. Claudia’s “Bookend” Approach www.interpreter-training.com

28. The Rule of ThreeThree-Chunk Approach Items can be easily recalled from our short term-memory in chunks of 3

29. The “Rozan Method”Jean-François Rozan (1956) • Placement of ideas on page • Indentation & note vertically • Common abbreviations • Symbols: math, science, Greek letters, arrows, punctuation marks, your own symbols • Lines: negation, relationship, repetition, emphasis, direction *Notes are an aid to memory not an end to themselves

30. Other Recommendations(Andrew Gillies, 2005) • Notepad should: • Be large enough but small enough • Plain pages, faint grid lines or margin line • Have a firm back (support) • Notes Should be: • Taken vertically • Organized into chunks- clearly marked • Writing utensils should: • Write quickly • Not smudge

31. Claudia’s Practical Advice: • Bring extra writing supplies • Get background specifics • Use margin wisel • Write the FIRST and the LAST word of utterance: The “Bookend” approach • Take simple and concise notes (“trigger notes”) • Unleash your creativity: draw! • Write ALL numbers down • Use lots and lots of abbreviations and symbols • Use arrows and lines • Develop your own arsenal of symbols • Practice, practice, practice

32. …but above all

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