We (Judy and Dagmar Jenner) are a pair of identical translating and interpreting twins working in Spanish, German, English, and French (Dagmar only). We were born in Austria, grew up in a bilingual household in Mexico City, and run our translation, interpreting and copywriting business, Twin Translations, from Vegas and Vienna (Austria). In this blog, we dispense (useful) tips and tricks on how to run a translation business. We frequently share what we know with fellow linguists via our "The Entrepreneurial Linguist" workshop. The "Entrepreneurial Linguist" book was published in April 2010 and is available on www.lulu.com. Judy pens the monthly "Entrepreneurial Linguist" column for the ATA Chronicle. She holds an MBA in marketing from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dagmar has a graduate degree in French, a translation degree and is finishing her graduate degree in French and Spanish conference interpreting at the University of Vienna. In addition, she is writing a dissertation about the feminist discourse in Chilean novelist Isabel Allende's work. She is the secretary general of UNIVERSITAS Austria Interpreters' and Translators' Association. Judy is a master-level certified Spanish court interpreter in the state of Nevada and serves as the president of the Nevada Interpreters and Translators Association.
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Hi Judy and Dagmar,
Thanks for posting this, it certainly is very powerful. I've interpreted in life or death situations on two occasions, and in a number of other cases of very serious illness and injury. "Liaison" is sometimes seen as the poor cousin to other interpreting disciplines. Hopefully this video will help people to understand just how important it can be!
@Caroline: thanks for commenting, and we could not agree more. Healthcare interpreting is really one of the few interpreting disciplines where human lives can be saved through our work. We have a lot of respect for healthcare interpreters, and so should everyone else! Thanks for reading. :)
Hi. This video had me near tears. I haven't been in that situation, but I have been a new and panicky mother. Thanks for driving home how important it is to have bona fide interpreters available. I will share this where I can.
@Stephanie: you are very welcome! We are not moms, but we were crying anyway. Poor Mom and poor baby girl in this video (we know it's just a video, but sad nonetheless). Thanks for spreading the word.
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