Interpreter Skill Building
PRESENTER: Agustin de la Mora
DATE: April 24 or 25, 2021
TIME: 8:30 am - 5 pm EST
DURATION: 9.5 hours
DESCRIPTION:
This workshop is being offered twice - once on April 24th and again on April 25th. After registering, you will be given the opportunity to choose which day you would like to attend. This workshop will not be recorded and must be attended live in order to receive a certificate of completion.
This full-day, practical skill building will help interpreters measure, assess, and improve their accuracy in each of the three modes of interpretation. After a review of the Weightlifting™ method of learning for interpreters, instructor Agustin de la Mora will guide participants through proven strategies to support focus, memory, and notetaking skills in the consecutive mode. Next will be the sight and simultaneous modes, focusing on improvement of decalage, delivery, and dual tasking, with practical exercises to help you use what you learn. The focus on self-evaluation and improvement makes this seminar valuable for interpreters of all experience and skill levels.
INSTRUCTOR BIO:
Agustín Servin de la Mora is the president of DE LA MORA Interpreter Training. He was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico, and has been a professional freelance and staff interpreter for the last 28 years. He is one of the Supervisor Raters for the National Center for State Courts and has been a lead rater for the federal and consortium oral exams for court interpreters. He was the lead interpreter for the Ninth Judicial Circuit for over a decade, served as member of the Project Advisory Committee responsible for the creation of the National Standards for Healthcare Interpreter Training Programs for the NCIHC. He was a member of the Florida Court Interpreter Certification Board and a voting member of the Technical Committee of the National Consortium for Interpreter Certification. He is a state- and federally-certified court interpreter, as well as a certified medical interpreter. He has been a consultant for the Administrative Offices of the State Courts, conducting orientation seminars and advanced skills workshops for interpreters in at least 15 states. He has been featured as a speaker and presenter in several national conventions, including those of NAJIT, ATA, IMIA, and NASCA.
