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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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. 10

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

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

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

14. 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

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

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

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

18. Why Take Notes?

19. 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

20. Note-taking • Indentation and ‘/’ • Showing continuing ideas • Showing relationship • I was attending a meeting, on Saturday, June 15, in California, when I got the call about his death. www.interpreter-training.com

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

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

24. Almost every utterance can be divided into 3 chunks Now, Mrs. Hudson, on October 22, 2007, did you at some point see your son leave your room, number 16, carrying three bottles of beer with him? 1st chunk: Now, Mrs. Hudson, on October 22, 2007 2nd chunk: did you at some point see your son leave your room, number 16 3rd chunk: carrying three bottles of beer with him?

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. …but above all

29. Now, drawing your attention to Saturday, November 9, the day of the incident, when the money was allegedly removed from the safe in the office, did you call your employer before or after John told you the $6,500 was missing? • Fundamentals of Court Interpretation www.interpreter-training.com

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

32. The Chain Method“A chain is as strong as its weakest link” • Visualization • The Linking Rules: • It is all about you • Size does matter • Go ahead be silly www.interpreter-training.com

33. Do you have good memory? Is it “good memory” or is it visualization + attention?

34. Visualize See the story and become part of it

35. 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