Once preliminary financial matters are in order (such as Setting your Rate and Planning for Tax Season), some freelance interpreters report that getting assignments can be difficult. Here are a...
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For medical interpreters and translators, what counts as “qualified” today? Do you have staff who never had any formal interpreter training? Do you have agency interpreters whose credentials are dubious?...
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Imagine a patient who has a language need AND who does not read fluently in any language. How to do patient education about self-care? This could be a person born...
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Translation! So much of the United States healthcare system depends on written material. How does your organization triage the need for translation? Imagine following a patient through the care pathways...
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Our end-user clients, consumers, or customers include the staff and licensed professionals of hospitals, courts, social service organizations, businesses, police departments, first responders, and schools. Our clients also include those...
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What challenging situation required your creative efforts this week? What amazing communication duct tape did you devise to help the patient with no language skills communicate with his care team?...
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On Houston Matters: Sean Fitzpatrick, PhD, LPC, Executive Director, The Jung Center and Graciela Zozaya, Language Solutions Advisor, MasterWord Services, interviewed by Craig Cohen about Vicarious Trauma on Houston Matters. You don’t always have to...
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Did you know that over 70% of customers are more likely to buy a product or service if information is available in their language? Read the following infographic to understand...
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Imagine an Angie’s List or Yelp registry for Interpreters. What would the key elements be? Would doctors rate interpreters on sensitivity in end-of-life family conferences? Would judges and social workers...
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One thing I never considered as I started my career as a freelance interpreter and translator was taxes. Here are a couple of tips I wish someone had shared with...
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