Sample Video from Language & Interpreting Self Assessment:

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Signs has developed a revolutionary WWWorkshop that benefits interpreters in all areas (legal, mental health, VRS, CDI, education, etc.) as well as educators and students of interpreting. Historically, much of the professional development work that interpreters have done has focused on symptomatic issues. Failing to diagnose the cause for a performance gap results in a waste of resources (time, energy, etc.) and leads to frustration on the part of the professional attempting to remedy performance issues.

Lynne Wiesman, who is a performance consultant and has an extensive background in training & performance improvement, has developed a series of self-analysis tools. These tools are user-friendly and effective ways for interpreters to move beyond mere symptomatic diagnosis of problems and enables their professional development work to become far more effective and efficient. This is a MUST-HAVE presentation for interpreters especially those working in isolation with little access to training and mentoring. If only ONE training is sought or provided to interpreters this year, this one should be it! Its application is beneficial to all interpreters and addresses each interpreter's need for unique and individualized professional development.

This CD WWWorkshop will provide a systematic and sound professional development process that takes interpreters through the cycle of:

1. identifying skill and knowledge gaps
2. prioritizing gaps
3. identifying root causes
4. developing interventions (skill activities) to address these gaps
5. implementing & evaluating these interventions

Click HERE to order the workshop.