I get this question from many interpreter trainers, teachers, and professors. The answer is: yes, that’s why I made them! It’s very important to me that correct, quality information about medical interpretation is accessible to everyone. That being said, if you do decide to use any of my videos in your classes, please make sure to link the YouTube video directly. Please do not...
We all make mistakes when we speak. Many times, in the process of recording a script, I will misspeak. I used to correct these errors, but the fact remains that this is not true to real-world interpreting experiences at all! As an interpreter, you are required to interpret everything accurately and completely so, if a provider says, “Can you please take your socks and gloves off for me...
I use Blackmagic Studio’s DaVinci Resolve to edit most of my videos, but sometimes if it’s a simple enough task I’ll use Windows’ native video editor. And yes, it’s free! I highly recommend it if your system can handle it. Resolve is very resource intensive and at the very least I firmly believe you need to have a dedicated graphics card to run it. I don’t...
I only choose random names. If a name occurs to me, I do not use it because I can’t be sure if I’m remembering the name of a patient or someone that I have interpreted for. In one instance I did use a friend’s last name (with her permission) because she worked with me very closely on a script based on her own personal experiences. Usually I find a random name generator...
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I am a Certified Medical/Healthcare Interpreter (CMI-Spanish, CHI-Spanish) and a medical interpreter trainer. I work as an independent contractor in the greater Richmond, Virginia area as a Spanish-English medical interpreter. Click here to read more about me.
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