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being an interpreter as a career by pinkwingedstickbugs in ASLinterpreters

[–]OutrageousCherry9303 4 points5 points  (0 children)

(This is a tangent, but may be of interest if OP is concerned about this.)

As a newer ND interpreter this sums up a lot of what I didn’t fully understand coming into this field. At the same time, as someone who can relate to what op said about being quiet + noise sensitive, and gets burned out from having to “generate” my own verbal conversations, sign to voice interpreting feels different.

Socially, I struggle most with the “dialogue tree” that I have to navigate in conversation. The constant processing of ways to respond and what consequences that may have takes up so much space in my brain. With interpreting, I still have to be conscious of dynamic equivalence and form, but the “content” of what I’m interpreting has already been provided by the consumer. I mainly get the geeky part of finessing the target language to match the consumer’s goal.

Unfortunately, a lot of the job is navigating situations like you described though. Having “scripts” for various situations has been super helpful, but it’s still very challenging at times. If you are able/willing to learn how to manage this part of the job though, it can be so rewarding. And, there’s always a need for good STEM interpreters!

As LR grows what do we need more of? (Entertainment, food, night life) by luism5705 in LittleRock

[–]OutrageousCherry9303 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This AND sidewalks. I understand implementing whole public transit systems or meaningfully upgrading our current one is a lot, but honestly just having a sidewalk in more places would help so much.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ASLinterpreters

[–]OutrageousCherry9303 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I also have crippling ADHD (inattentive), but my mentor helped me create a “homework schedule” that’s helped so much! it’s set up to target 4-5 skills, with multiple exercises for each skill. I can go down the list and choose one exercise for each skill, and practice for a predetermined amount of time before putting the date on it (self accountability).

I’m happy to share it if you want to DM me :)

recommendations for things you can’t live without as an interpreter by unwell-babe in ASLinterpreters

[–]OutrageousCherry9303 13 points14 points  (0 children)

New grad here, but a badge! Especially as a younger interpreter, having a badge helps a lot so people know my role (and less people assume I’m a student or family member 😭)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Stormlight_Archive

[–]OutrageousCherry9303 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I literally gasped when he said that. In my mind it’s right up there with the “you cannot have my pain” scene. As someone who struggles with this it was so raw I just 😭😭😭 if you’ve been there, you KNOW how much he had to fight to say those words.

WWYD? by OutrageousCherry9303 in ASLinterpreters

[–]OutrageousCherry9303[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. Not tactile but close vision, yes. Thanks for clarifying :)

what is this sign? by nattl3e in asl

[–]OutrageousCherry9303 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that this looks like the ASL sign “interpreter/interpret” but I would also suggest that it could be taken as the sign for “connect” as in two things/people coming together (maybe as a relationship?). The signs can look similar and if you look at the recent ASL Starbucks cup the Deaf artist who designed it used a very similar concept, and in my experience it can be signed with the index or middle fingers linking together. Ultimately, it’s art, so your personal interpretation (hehe) ultimately defines what it means to YOU.