This week’s blog will be the first part of a four-part series. We’ll be looking at the difference between interpreter certification versus interpreter training (that often leads to a certificate). Part 1 will clarify the difference between what it means to be a certified interpreter as compared to having obtained…
Deaf children born to hearing parents are traditionally deprived of language for several years, if no one in the child’s family knows Sign Language. The deprivation can be prevented with the means of the most readily available language for Deaf children - Sign Language. Parents can learn along with their…
Effective communication has always been a necessary tool for personal and professional encounters. Essays, books, blogs, and more, have been written about how to learn to communicate better. Most of these tips include things like paying attention to your tone, being focused on the conversation at hand, being an engaged…
IEO has recently implemented a new series of webinars for interpreters, which kicked off with Bruce Adelson’s highly acclaimed “Interpreter Standards of Conduct and the Law.” Up next, we will be featuring “Interpreter Self-Assessment” with Eliana Lobo. This webinar is for both novice and experienced interpreters to learn how to…
It can be a very daunting idea – joining or re-joining the workforce. Whether you are just leaving college and about to enter into the workforce for the first time, or you have been working for a long time but had to take a break because of having a baby,…
Society often has its ways of “predicting” the future. We see it in films, books, and scientific studies. Some predictions are incredibly accurate while others completely miss the mark. One prediction, however, has not only been accurate, but continues to grow beyond its original scope – that is the future…
Interpreters are faced with many difficult challenges. Those in the medical, community, and legal fields have many laws, rules, and guidelines to follow, on top of the interpreter code of ethics. In the hospital or in the courtroom, an interpreter and his or her accurate interpretation can sometimes mean the…
It’s no secret that webinars have been a growing trend in every industry for a while now. Attending a live seminar or conference is obviously beneficial, as is taking an online training course. But a webinar speaks to the heart of our fast-paced and steadily increasing business world’s main need:…
You won’t hear about this on the news. You aren’t likely to encounter it on social media either. The epidemic sweeping the nation isn’t a new virus, or a rare re-surfacing of an old one. It is, quite simply, stress. That’s right, The World Health Organization has deemed stress the…
Interpreter Education Online has been a proud provider of comprehensive online training and testing for interpreters around the world for years. Now we are adding webinars to our array of options and already have an exciting layout of upcoming webinars. Our first webinar is scheduled for May 3, 2016, and…
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